Definition
imbed
verb
- to fix or set firmly in a surrounding mass; to embed
Usage: variant spelling of 'embed'; less common in modern usage
Examples
- The jeweler will imbed the diamond in the gold setting.
- Fossils are imbedded in layers of rock.
- The splinter became imbedded in her finger.
- The artist chose to imbed small stones into the concrete sculpture.
- Historical events can become imbedded in our collective memory.