embedded

verb adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: em-bed-ded (3)

English Definition

Fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.

Example Sentence

An ancient fossil was embedded in the rock.

US IPA /ɪmˈbedɪd/

UK IPA /ɪmˈbedɪd/

implanted ingrained rooted fixed inserted

extracted detached removed