implant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
  2. verb fix or set securely or deeply
    plant; imbed; embed; engraft.
    • He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
    • The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
  3. 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
  4. verb put firmly in the mind
    plant.
    • Plant a thought in the students' minds

WordNet


Im*plant" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Implanted; present participle & verbal noun Implanting
Definitions
  1. 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.
    Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding. Milton.

Webster 1913