verb -beds, -bedding, -bedded 1. (usually foll by in) to fix or become fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding solid mass: to embed a nail in wood
2. (transitive) to surround closely: hard rock embeds the roots
3. (transitive) to fix or retain (a thought, idea, etc) in the mind
4. (often foll by with) to assign a journalist or be assigned as one to accompany an active military unit
5. (transitive) (grammar) to insert (a subordinate clause) into a sentence