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Added 8 October 2026

implant

/ɪmˈplɑːnt/ noun

Latin root: implantō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about implant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A prosthesis placed permanently in tissue.

verb

Fix or set securely or deeply.
He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
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
Put firmly in the mind.
Plant a thought in the students' minds

Origin

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

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