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im·plant (ĭm-plănt́)

[Middle English implanten, from Medieval Latin implantāre, Latin in-, in; see in–2, + Latin plantāre, to plant (from planta, a shoot; see plant).]

verb: -plant·ed, -plant·ing, -plants. 

transitive verb 

  1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts.
  2. To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood.
  3. Medicine
    1. To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically: implant a drug capsule; implant a pacemaker.
    2. To graft or insert (a tissue) within the body.

intransitive verb 

Embryology
To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.

noun 

Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device: a dental implant; a subcutaneous implant.

derivatives

im·plant́a·ble
adjective