implant Definition

implant
verb implanted, implanting

1. To fix or plant something securely; to embed.
2. To fix or instil (ideas, beliefs, etc) in someone's mind.

Thesaurus: inseminate, plant, instill, insert, root, place, embed.
3. surgery.
To insert or graft (an object, tissue, substance, etc) permanently into the body.

noun

1. surgery.
Any object, tissue, substance, etc implanted in the body, eg silicone breast implants, hormones, etc. Compare graft¹.

Derivative: implantation
noun

Etymology: 16c: from French implanter to implant or engraft.