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embedded

  • /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/ UK
  • /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/ UK

adjective more embedded · most embedded

  1. Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted. Near Maldonado I saw estuary shells of recent species embedded in clay, and raised above the level of a neighbouring fresh-water lake.

    Similar: inbuilt

  2. Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
  3. of an associated prime of a module Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.

    Opposite: isolated

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of embed

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: integrated, enclosed, established, composed, disposed, comprehensive, hidden, implied, built-in, driven, recessed, insert, integral, stuck, domesticated, holistic

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verb part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into

Españolempotrado, incrustado, embebido
Portuguêsincrustado, embutido
Françaisimbriqué, incrusté, inclus
Deutscheingebettet
Ελληνικάπακτωμένος paktoménos, εμφυτευμένος emfytevménos, ενσωματωμένος ensomatoménos
Русскийвстро́енный vstrójennyj, внедрённый vnedrjónnyj

verb partially buried in concrete or planted in earth

Españolincrustado
Portuguêsincrustado
Ελληνικάχωμένος choménos, μπηγμένος bigménos, φυτευτός fyteftós

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@misc{embedded_2026,
  title = {embedded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embedded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}