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
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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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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
Ultrasound can then be used after the procedure to track the implant and determine whether it remains stable over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 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
Did he think it through as carefully as he should have when he took a multi-million-dollar position on a method of breeding “super cattle” by hormone injection and embryonic implant?
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Tech enthusiasts are eager for us to merge with machines: Ray Kurzweil, the futurist and inventor, thinks that nanotech brain implants will make us godlike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The photo on the left shows the left side of Stephen Gilbert's head pictured without the prosthetic ear; you can see small implants which will enable the ear to attach to his head.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"This technology has the potential to bridge the gap between non-invasive therapies and traditional implants," said Dr. Mohamed Elsherif, Research Associate at NYU Abu Dhabi and first author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
At the time of the interview, Timpf had recently undergone reconstructive surgery, replacing tissue expanders placed during the masectomy with breast implants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 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
Electrical stimulation does not simply affect the brain tissue closest to an implanted electrode.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
That is, it’s low if you go through the full process of having your eggs retrieved at 44, fertilized, and then an embryo implanted.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Marines implanted an unwitting woman with a genetically modified embryo in order to produce one of its new class of supersoldiers.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 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
By 3:52 p.m., less than two hours after Miele’s first symptoms, his artery was reopened and Slater implanted a stent to keep it that way.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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
It is also common in IVF to screen embryos for genetic defects before implanting them and to discard those that are unlikely to result in a pregnancy or live birth.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 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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