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bury vs embed

embed vs bury

bury and embed both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bury No No Yes No
embed No No Yes No
As verbs, embed is a hypernym of bury; that is, embed is a word with a broader meaning than bury:
  • bury: embed deeply
  • embed: fix or set securely or deeply
Other hypernyms of bury include engraft, imbed, implant, plant.
bury (verb) embed (verb)
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war
place in the earth and cover with soil fix or set securely or deeply
embed deeply
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
cover from sight
place in a grave or tomb
Difference between bury and embed

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