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implant
- /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ UK
- /ɪmˈplænt/ US
- /ˈɪmplɑːnt/ UK
- /ˈɪmˌplænt/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːnt, -ænt
Where it comes from
From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō. By surface analysis, im- + plant.
verb implants · implanting · implanted
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To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
That strength of body is often equal to the courage of mind implanted in the fair sex, will not be denied by those who have seen the water-women of Plymouth; the female drudges of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland; the fish-women of Billinsgate; the weeders, podders, and hoppers, who swarm the fields; an
Similar: embed, imbed, engraft, engrain, graft, insert, instil, instill, plant, root
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To insert (something) surgically into the body.
If you prefer a “natural look” for your male Poodle, ask your vet about a vasectomy or implanting artificial testicles (called neuticles).
Similar: graft
- Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
noun implants
- Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants. They existed at a time in history when shock therapy, brain tissue manipulation, implants, drug experimentation and lobotomies were treatments de jour.
- A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imbed, embed, engraft, plant, settlement, set, inculcate, implementation, siting, implement, chip, imprint, device, prosthetic, prosthesis, surgery
Translations
Every language
verb fix firmly or set securely and deeply
| Español | hincar, implantar |
|---|---|
| Português | fincar, implantar |
| Français | implanter |
| Italiano | infiggere |
| Română | înfige |
| Русский | внедря́ть vnedrjátʹ, внедри́ть vnedrítʹ, привива́ть privivátʹ, приви́ть privítʹ, вселя́ть vseljátʹ, всели́ть vselítʹ |
verb insert (something) surgically into the body
| Português | implantar |
|---|---|
| Français | implant |
| Deutsch | einpflanzen, implantieren |
| Ελληνικά | εμφυτεύω emfytévo |
| Română | implanta |
| Русский | импланти́ровать implantírovatʹ, вживля́ть vživljátʹ, вживи́ть vživítʹ |
Talk about this word "implant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/implant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. implant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/implant "implant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/implant.Cite this
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title = {implant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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