Implant
[ɪm'plɑːnt] or [ɪm'plænt]
Definition
(noun.) a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue.
(verb.) become attached to and embedded in the uterus; 'The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications'.
(verb.) fix or set securely or deeply; 'He planted a knee in the back of his opponent'; 'The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum'.
Edited by Cheryl--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Engraft, infix, set, put, place.[2]. Instil, infuse, inculcate.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PLANT]
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Definition
v.t. to fix into: to insert: to infuse.—n. Implantā′tion the act of infixing.
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Examples
- We are making a huge conscript army without the time to implant the discipline that a conscript army must have, to behave properly under fire. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Education, as he says, will implant a principle of intelligence which is better than ten thousand eyes. Plato. The Republic.
- The ex-queen of England had, even during infancy, endeavoured to implant daring and ambitious designs in the mind of her son. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But nature or inheritance had implanted a good sturdy spirit in Oliver's breast. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- There is implanted in the human mind a perception of pain and pleasure, as the chief spring and moving principle of all its actions. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- There is a passion FOR _hunting_ _something_ deeply implanted in the human breast. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Editor: Patrick