v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Embedding. ] [ Pref. em- + bed. Cf. Imbed. ] To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. 1. enclosed or fixed firmly in a surrounding mass; surrounded on all sides; as, found pebbles embedded in the silt; stone containing many embedded fossils; as, peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp. [ wns=1 ] Syn. -- fixed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole; as, confused by the embedded Latin quotations; an embedded subordinate clause. [ wns=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]