verb
implant
ihm-PLAHNT
verb
1
To fix something firmly and deeply in place, often figuratively.
"The teacher tried to implant a love of reading in her students."
2
To insert something surgically into the body.
"Doctors implanted a pacemaker to regulate his heartbeat."
noun
1
A device or tissue surgically placed inside the body.
"She received a dental implant after losing a tooth."
"Breast implants are one of the most common cosmetic surgeries."
How to Use Implant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo insert or fix something firmly in place, especially inside the body, or the object inserted.
Common pairings
dental implant
implant a device
implant an idea
Word Forms
implanted past tense, implants plural, implants singular
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Etymology
From Latin implantare, built from im- ("in") + plant.