(also imbed ) / ɪmˈbed; NAmE / verb ( -dd- ) [ vn ] [ usually passive ]
1.
embed sth (in sth) to fix sth firmly into a substance or solid object :
an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg
The bullet embedded itself in the wall.
( figurative )
These attitudes are deeply embedded in our society (= felt very strongly and difficult to change) .
2.
to send a journalist, photographer, etc. to an area where there is fighting, so that he or she can travel with the army and report what is happening :
embedded reporters in the war zone
3.
( linguistics ) to place a sentence inside another sentence. In the sentence 'I'm aware that she knows', she knows is an embedded sentence.