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}]