embed vs insert

embed

noun
  • An item embedded in another document. 

  • An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message. 

  • An embedded reporter or journalist, such as a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit, or a political reporter assigned to follow and report on the campaign of a candidate. 

verb
  • To encapsulate within another document or data file. 

  • To define a one-to-one function from one set to another so that certain properties of the domain are preserved when considering the image as a subset of the codomain. 

  • To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. 

  • To include (something) in surrounding matter. 

insert

noun
  • An image inserted into text. 

  • A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule. 

  • A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene. 

  • A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track. 

  • A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast. 

  • An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance. 

  • A mechanical component inserted into another. 

  • A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc. 

verb
  • To put in between or into. 

How often have the words embed and insert occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )