implanted; implanting; implants
1
a
: to fix or set securely or deeply
a ruby implanted in the idol's forehead
b
: to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns : inculcate
2
: to insert in living tissue (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union)
subcutaneously implanted hormone pellets
: to undergo implantation
the failure of embryos to implant
im·plant
ˈim-ˌplant 
: something (such as a graft or device) implanted in tissue compare cochlear implant
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Verb
a hearing aid that is surgically implanted in the ear
a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Innovation continues Shortly after Bakken’s invention, the first implantable pacemaker was developed and soon implanted in a human patient in 1960.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
When this happens, subsequent surgeries are often required in order to keep the implant from prematurely failing.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
High resolution imaging and devices implanted in the mice recorded data on brain activity and sleep patterns.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Innovation continues Shortly after Bakken’s invention, the first implantable pacemaker was developed and soon implanted in a human patient in 1960.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
Over years of a cat-and-mouse game, as Wired reports, the implants led Sophos to a group of security researchers in Chengdu, China.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
When this happens, subsequent surgeries are often required in order to keep the implant from prematurely failing.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Implant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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implant
1 of 2 transitive verb
im·plant
im-ˈplant
1
: to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns
2
a
: to insert or fix in a living site (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union)
subcutaneously implanted hormone pellets
b
: to insert an implant in
100 patients have been implanted with nylon ribbons without complications—U. K. Henschke
U. K. Henschke
: to undergo implantation : become implanted
failure of embryos to implant
implant
2 of 2 noun
im·plant
ˈim-ˌplant
: something (as a graft, a small container of radioactive material for treatment of cancer, or a pellet containing hormones to be gradually absorbed) that is implanted especially in tissue
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