implant

(im plant; for n. implant′)

transitive verb

  1. to plant firmly or deeply; embed
  2. to fix firmly in the mind; instill; inculcate
  3. Med., Dentistry to insert (a substance, organ, or piece of living tissue) within the body, as in grafting

Origin: Fr implanter: see in- & plant

noun

Med., Dentistry an implanted substance, organ, or piece of tissue

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See implant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants
verb, transitive
  1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts.
  2. To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood.
  3. Medicine
    a. To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically: implant a drug capsule; implant a pacemaker.
    b. To graft or insert (a tissue) within the body.
verb, intransitive
Embryology
To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.
noun (ĭmˈplăntˌ)
Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device: a dental implant; a subcutaneous implant.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English implanten

Origin: , from Medieval Latin implantāre

Origin: : Latin in-, in; see in-2

Origin: + Latin plantāre, to plant (from planta, a shoot; see plant)

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  • im·plantˈa·ble adjective

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