Definition
imbedded
adjective
- firmly fixed or enclosed in a surrounding mass; embedded
Usage: variant spelling of 'embedded'; less common in modern usage
verb
- past tense and past participle of imbed; to set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass
Usage: variant spelling of 'embedded'; less common in modern usage
Examples
- The jewel was imbedded in the crown.
- A splinter became imbedded in her finger.
- The archaeologists imbedded the artifact in protective material.
- The memory remained imbedded in his mind.
- Fossils were imbedded in the rock layers.
- The journalist was imbedded with the military unit.
- The code was imbedded within the larger program.