| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To stave or stick.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To poke, push or shove. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To plunge, sink, submerge, tamp or galvanize. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To put or insert. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To drive, dig or run. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To overwhelm or engulf.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Present participle conjugation of the verb imbed.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Base (imbedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective imbed.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (imbed) | 1. Fix or set securely or deeply.[Wordnet]. 2. To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand, etc.[Websters]. 3. To have embed or impacted.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have buried.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Base verb from the following inflections: imbedding, imbedded, imbeds, imbedder, imbedders, imbeddingly and imbeddedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "IMBEDDING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMBEDDING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Laying, as in a bed.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Building & Civil Engineering | Embedded items that are to be installed during concrete placing should have their location determined and referenced on the form and they should be available for -during placing. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Health | The implantation of the fertilized ovum in the endometrium of the pregnant uterus. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
