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embed

verb

variants: also imbed

Synonyms and Antonyms of embed

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls

Synonyms of embed

bed, enroot, entrench (also intrench), fix, impact, implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

Words Related to embed

imbue, infuse, instill

beat (into), drive (into)

establish, place, put, settle, stick

Near Antonyms of embed

eliminate, eradicate

detach, disconnect, disengage, remove

Antonyms of embed

dislodge, root (out), uproot

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