implant
Americanverb (used with object)
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implants,
present (3rd person singular)
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implanted,
past participle, past
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implanting
present participle
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to put or fix firmly.
to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
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to plant securely.
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Medicine/Medical. to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body.
noun
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implants
plural
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Medicine/Medical.
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any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
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medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
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Dentistry.
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an artificial tooth that has been inserted permanently into the jaw.
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a metal framework attached to the bones of the jaw for supporting artificial teeth.
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verb
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to establish firmly; inculcate; instil
to implant sound moral principles
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to plant or embed; infix; entrench
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surgery
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to graft (a tissue) into the body
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to insert (a radioactive substance, hormone, etc) into the tissues
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noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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implantsimple
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implantssimple
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have implantedperfect
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has implantedperfect
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am implantingprogressive
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are implantingprogressive
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is implantingprogressive
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have been implantingperfect progressive
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has been implantingperfect progressive
Past
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implantedsimple
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had implantedperfect
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was implantingprogressive
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were implantingprogressive
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had been implantingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of implant
Explanation
When you implant something, you place or embed it solidly: you might implant marbles in the damp concrete of a newly poured sidewalk, for example. There are a couple of different ways to implant something — the first is to physically fix an item deeply, the way you might implant a croquet wicket in the ground. A more figurative way to implant is to settle an idea into someone's mind. You could accidentally implant a fear of highway driving in your younger brother's mind, for example, by telling him stories of traffic accidents. Implant comes from the French word implanter, "to insert."
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Postdoc Kunyang Sui, who developed the mAxialtrode concept together with Associate Professor Christos Markos, says one of the main advantages is that several capabilities can be combined within a single implant.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Such deaths typically occur in the first trimester, after a pregnancy fails to properly implant in the uterus and begins to develop elsewhere, most commonly inside a fallopian tube.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The embryo must successfully implant, and then even after implantation and a positive pregnancy test there’s risk of miscarriage.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Since his diagnosis, Holmes has had to relearn how to walk, is profoundly deaf and has a cochlear implant.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He knew from Leo’s YouTube videos that the artist was fitted with a cochlear implant, which allowed him to hear, but not quite at the level of a hearing person.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
Breast implants were invented in the early ‘60s and gained popularity through the ‘80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I’d rather own the companies selling devices, implants, injectables and disposable products to thousands of those clinics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The BioCharger is not suitable for people with certain medical implants or electronic devices or individuals who are breastfeeding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
She says the technology could also be adapted to help protect sensitive parts of the body during MRI exams by reducing unwanted heating around medical implants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
If El Patron’s mind was slipping, it meant he was ready for another dose of fetal brain implants.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
But one day, a person he calls “the brigadier,” who communicates through a device implanted in Cramer’s brain, reached out to tell him that the space Marines would support him going public.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The electrode was implanted in the animals' brains and connected to light sources, recording equipment, and small pumps used to deliver fluids.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
She was sent home and told to return for more tests after being diagnosed with a “pregnancy of unknown location,” because an ultrasound could not show where her pregnancy had implanted, according to a lawsuit.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Rachel, who was 39 at the time, needed a sperm donor so her eggs could be fertilised in a lab to create an embryo which could then be implanted into her uterus.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Unfortunately, that memory was a trick of the Mist, a magical lie implanted in her head by Hera.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
In an early phase clinical trial, doctors are implanting specially engineered stem cells into the brain.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
In clinical terms, IVF involves removing eggs from a woman, fertilizing them in a lab with sperm and implanting embryos in the uterus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Swiss researchers meanwhile have enabled several paralysed people to regain significant control of their body -- including walking again -- by implanting electrodes into their spinal cords.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
That may explain why some were willing to sell their teeth to their master for implanting in his own mouth.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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