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implant

noun (n)

  • a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • fix or set securely or deeply(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum.
    Synonym:
    embed, engraft, imbed, plant
    source: wordnet30
  • become attached to and embedded in the uterus(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications.
    source: wordnet30
  • put firmly in the mind(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    plant
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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