Literary notes about Embed (AI summary)
The word “embed” functions in literature as a versatile term that conveys both a physical insertion and a deeper, often symbolic, integration. In some passages, it describes a literal act of placing one substance securely within another, as when cement is poured around a globe [1] or when delicate markings are impressed upon soft metal [2]. In other contexts, it embodies an abstract process—implanting ideas or destinies—as seen in its use to convey persistent conviction lodged in the minds of hearers [3] or the irreversible rooting of a rebel’s fate in poetic imagery [4, 5]. The term even finds technical application in digital language, where control characters and multimedia are interwoven into electronic files [6, 7]. This range of uses illustrates the term’s adaptability, bridging tangible materials with conceptual depth.
- 1. Pour in aquarium cement and embed the globe in it.
— from The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do - The effect of this is to embed the plant in the soft metal, which thus receives even the most delicate markings of the object.
— from Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century by Robert Routledge - How embed conviction in the minds of our hearers?
— from The Young Priest's Keepsake by Michael J. Phelan - Only to Typho it sounds hatefully,— To Typho only, the rebel o’erthrown, Through whose heart Etna drives her roots of stone, To embed them in the sea.
— from Poems by Matthew Arnold - Only to Typho it sounds hatefully,— To Typho only, the rebel o'erthrown, Through whose heart Etna drives her roots of stone, To embed them in the sea.
— from English Verse: Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden - With a more elaborate program, one can embed images, charts, tables, etc.
— from The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Marie Lebert - And so you may have to embed the control characters in your electronic files.
— from The Silicon Jungle by David H. Rothman
