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Webster 1913 Edition
Implant
Im-plant′
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Implanted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Implanting
.] [Pref.
im-
in + plant
: cf. F. implanter
.] 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 youthMinds well
implanted
with solid . . . breeding. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Implant
IMPLANT'
,Verb.
T.
To set, plant or infix for the purpose of growth; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge in the minds of youth; to implant grace in the heart. [It is now seldom or never used in its literal sense for setting plants or seeds in the earth.]
Definition 2024
implant
implant
See also: împlânt
English
Verb
implant (third-person singular simple present implants, present participle implanting, simple past and past participle implanted)
- (transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
- (transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
- (intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
Synonyms
- (fix firmly or set securely or deeply): embed/imbed, engraft, engrain, graft, insert, instil/instill, plant, root
- (insert (something) surgically into the body): graft
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
fix firmly or set securely and deeply
insert (something) surgically into the body
of an embryo, to become embedded in the womb
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Noun
implant (plural implants)
- Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
- (travel) A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.
Derived terms
- (breast implant): outplant
Translations
anything surgically implanted in the body