implant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: implant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
implant n a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue v fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" Synonym(s): implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant 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" put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" Synonym(s): plant, implant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Implant \Implant"\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. Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding. --Milton.