planted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
    plant; set.
    • Let's plant flowers in the garden
  2. verb fix or set securely or deeply
    plant; implant; imbed; embed; engraft.
    • He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
    • The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
  3. verb set up or lay the groundwork for
    constitute; found; plant; establish; institute.
    • establish a new department
  4. verb place into a river
    plant.
    • plant fish
  5. verb place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
    plant.
    • Plant a spy in Moscow
    • plant bugs in the dissident's apartment
  6. verb put firmly in the mind
    plant; implant.
    • Plant a thought in the students' minds
  7. adjective satellite (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
    ingrained; deep-rooted; deep-seated; implanted.
    • deep-rooted prejudice
    • deep-seated differences of opinion
    • implanted convictions
    • ingrained habits of a lifetime
    • a deeply planted need
  8. adjective set in the soil for growth

WordNet


Plant"ed adjective
Definitions
  1. (Joinery) Fixed in place, as a projecting member wrought on a separate piece of stuff; as, a planted molding.

Webster 1913