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embed vs bury

bury vs embed

embed and bury both are verbs.

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

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