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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue;


VERB (3)

1. fix or set securely or deeply;
- Example: "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"
- Example: "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
[syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant]

2. become attached to and embedded in the uterus;
- Example: "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"

3. put firmly in the mind;
- Example: "Plant a thought in the students' minds";
[syn: plant, implant]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Implant \Im*plant"\v. 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 youth.
   [1913 Webster]

         Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding.
                                                  --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

implant
    n 1: a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
    v 1: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the
         back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in
         the gum" [syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed,
         plant]
    2: 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"
    3: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students'
       minds" [syn: plant, implant]