implant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
To insert (something) surgically into the body.
Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

noun

Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈplɑːnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implant (verb).wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implant (noun).wav ĭmplăntʹ /ɪmˈplænt/ /ˈɪmplɑːnt/ ĭmʹplănt' /ˈɪmˌplænt/

Word forms

implant implants implanting implanted

Etymology

From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō. By surface analysis, im- + plant.

Synonyms

embed imbed engraft engrain graft insert instil instill plant root

Related words

implantation

Derived words

nonimplanted preimplanted unimplanted coimplant implantability implantable implantee implantment reimplant misimplant bioimplant boob implant brain implant breast implant cochlear implant implantology interimplant microimplant neuroimplant nonimplant osteoimplant periimplant postimplant preimplant outplant

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