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| em·bed [ em béd ] or im·bed [ em béd ] |
verb (past and past participle em·bed·ded, present participle em·bed·ding, 3rd person present singular em·beds) (past and past participle im·bed·ded, present participle im·bed·ding, 3rd person present singular im·beds) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb place something or be placed solidly: to fix something or become fixed in a surrounding mass
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2. transitive and intransitive verb fix something in mind: to fix something deeply in the mind or memory
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often passive
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3. intransitive verb become lodged: to become deeply and solidly lodged in something
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4. transitive verb media assign journalist to military unit: to officially assign a journalist to travel with a military unit during a war and report freely any information that does not jeopardize national security
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usually passive
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  has been embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division since the war began
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5. transitive verb surround something: to surround or cover something closely
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usually passive
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noun (plural em·beds [ im béd ]) (plural im·beds) |
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media journalist traveling with military unit: a journalist who has been officially assigned to travel with a military unit during a war and report freely any information that does not jeopardize national security
Embeds bring credibility to the war as independent truth-tellers.
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