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Physical InsertionPlay
The word suggests a firm placement, as if pushing something deeply into another material. SlideHe embedded the posts deep into the soil for the new fence.
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Something embedded is meant to stay there for a long time, not just temporarily placed. SlideThe splinter was embedded in my thumb, causing continuous pain.