embedded

(verb) fix or set securely or deeply. Synonyms: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant. Examples: "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent." "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum."

(verb) attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war. Synonyms: embed. Example: "The young reporter was embedded with the third division."

(adj) enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass. Examples: "Found pebbles embedded in the silt." "Stone containing many embedded fossils." "Peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp."

(adj) inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole. Examples: "Confused by the embedded latin quotations." "An embedded subordinate clause."