Antonyms for imbed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-bed
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈbɛd


Definition of imbed

  • As in insert : verb put, tuck in
  • As in lodge : verb become fixed or wedged
  • As in plant : verb establish, set
  • As in anchor : verb hold, be held securely
Example sentences :
  • Thus the teeth on one wheel will wear to imbed one upon the other.
  • Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
  • To make each one many times was the best way to imbed it in his memory.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Prince » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The play was simple; the hatchet must imbed its blade close to the outlined shape, yet not "wound" or "draw blood."
  • Extract from : « The Maid-At-Arms » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Imbed the mould in ice and salt (four parts ice to one part salt).
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management » by Ministry of Education
  • Then imbed the tray in pitch and outline the design by following the lines with a narrow chasing tool.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration » by Charles Franklin Warner
  • Quite a few of these bullets would go into a dirt bank and imbed themselves so deeply that they couldn't be recovered.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Two broad tongues, for attachment to a belt, are inserted in the rear; and the reverse is filled with lead to imbed the fasteners.
  • Extract from : « American Military Insignia 1800-1851 » by J. Duncan Campbell and Edgar M. Howell.
  • It was a common practice in those days to imbed such things in the corner stones of buildings.
  • Extract from : « Added Upon » by Nephi Anderson

Synonyms for imbed

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