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implant

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

         Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding.
                                                  --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

implant
     n : 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: {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}]
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