Imbed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imbed \Im*bed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbedded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Imbedding}.] [Pref. im- in + bed. Cf. {Embed}.]
     To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing
     mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand,
     etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imbed
       v : fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the
           back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in
           the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {embed}, {plant}]
       [also: {imbedding}, {imbedded}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "imbed":
     bed, bed in, comprise, confirm, contain, deep-dye, define, embed,
     enclose, enfold, engraft, engrave, entrench, establish, etch, fix,
     found, ground, impact, implant, impress, imprint, include, infix,
     ingrain, inlay, inscribe, inset, internalize, jam, keep within,
     lodge, pack, plant, print, put in, root, seat, set, set in, settle,
     stamp, stereotype, surround, wedge