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im·plant
 implant
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- pronunciation:
- ihm
plaent
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
implants, implanting, implanted |
| definition 1: |
to plant or embed in something.
- similar words:
- root
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| definition 2: |
to establish firmly in someone's mind; instill.
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| related words: |
graft, insinuate, introduce, root, sink |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something planted or established firmly in something else, esp. in living tissue by surgery.
- similar words:
- graft
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| derivations: |
implantation (n.), implanter (n.) |
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