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Definitions for implant
ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑntim·plant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. implantverb

    a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue

  2. implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plantverb

    fix or set securely or deeply

    "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

  3. implantverb

    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. plant, implantverb

    put firmly in the mind

    "Plant a thought in the students' minds"

Wiktionary

  1. implantnoun

    Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly s.

  2. implantverb

    To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.

  3. implantverb

    To insert (something) surgically into the body.

  4. implantverb

    Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

  5. Etymology: From implanto.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Implantverb

    To infix; to insert; to place; to engraft; to settle; to set; to sow.

    Etymology: in and planto, Latin.

    How can you him unworthy then decree,
    In whose chief part your worths implanted be. Philip Sidney.

    See, Father! what first fruits on earth are sprung,
    From thy implanted grace in man! John Milton, Parad. Lost.

    No need of publick sanctions this to bind,
    Which nature has implanted in the mind. Dryden.

    There grew to the outside of the arytenoides another cartilage, capable of motion, by the help of some muscles that were implanted in it. John Ray.

    God, having endowed man with faculties of knowing, was no more obliged to implant those innate notions in his mind, than that, having given him reason, hands, and materials, he should build him bridges. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. implant

    An implant is a medical device, object, tissue, or any other material that is inserted or grafted into the body for therapeutic, diagnostic, or cosmetic purposes. This could include devices like a pacemaker, prosthetics, dental implants, contraceptive devices, or even cosmetic implants. Usually, this procedure is done surgically. Implants can be temporary or permanent, depending on their purpose.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Implantverb

    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

  2. Etymology: [Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Implant

    im-plant′, v.t. to fix into: to insert: to infuse.—n. Implantā′tion, the act of infixing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of implant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of implant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of implant in a Sentence

  1. Szilard Kiss:

    Iluvien-implant is a cylindrical metallic thing that inside it has the steroid that is slowly released, we numb the patient around the eye, we make sure everything is sterile, and then we actually stick a needle in the eye. And the idea of sticking a needle in the eye sounds very scary but the results sort of bring patients back because it works.

  2. Linguist Donna Jo Napoli:

    Children should be surrounded by sign language as much as possible as soon as the audiological status is determined, if the child gets a cochlear implant and does well with it, fantastic. Then the child is bi-lingual.

  3. Huawei Deputy Chairman Guo:

    Huawei has not and will never implant' back doors,' we will never allow others to install any in our equipment.

  4. Marc Baum:

    Once we redesign the implant, we’re shooting for an implant that will last six months or even a year.

  5. Ginny Ehrlich:

    And so if young women in particular are getting information from their mothers and their parents, the IUD and implant information that their mothers and parents have might not be accurate.

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