[em.bed] vb em.bed.ded ; em.bed.ding vt (ca. 1794) 1 a: to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix "fossils embedded in stone" b: to make something an integral part of "the prejudices embedded in our language" c: to prepare (a microscopy specimen) for sectioning by infiltrating with and enclosing in a supporting substance
2: to surround closely "a sweet pulp ~s the plum seed" ~ vi: to become embedded -- em.bed.ment n