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implant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪmˌplænt/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ĭmʹplănt'
  • /ˈɪmplɑːnt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
    • Microbial samples and peri-implant crestal bone levels of all implant sites were obtained before, during and after the breakdown period. 2015 October 22, “Evaluation in a Dog Model of Three Antimicrobial Glassy Coatings: Prevention of Bone Loss around Implants and Microbial Assessments”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
    • They existed at a time in history when shock therapy, brain tissue manipulation, implants, drug experimentation and lobotomies were treatments de jour. 2007, Julie Albrecht Royce, Traveling Michigan's Sunset Coast, Dog Ear Publishing, published 2007, →ISBN, page 420:
  2. A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
implants Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

outplant (breast implant) · microimplant · periimplant · postimplant · misimplant · breast implant · preimplant · implantology · neuroimplant · bioimplant · nonimplant · boob implant · osteoimplant · interimplant · brain implant · cochlear implant

Translations (33)

cs implantát (anything surgically implanted in the body) · nn implantat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · da implantat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · cmn 植入管 (anything surgically implanted in the body) · hu implantátum (anything surgically implanted in the body) · nb implantat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · pl implant (anything surgically implanted in the body) · fr implant (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ro implant (anything surgically implanted in the body) · fi implantti (anything surgically implanted in the body) · el εμφύτευμα (anything surgically implanted in the body) · sv implantat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · uk імпланта́т (anything surgically implanted in the body) · gl implante (anything surgically implanted in the body) · cmn 植入 (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ro implantat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · nl implantaat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ja インプラント (anything surgically implanted in the body) · af implantaat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ro implanturi (anything surgically implanted in the body) · fi istute (anything surgically implanted in the body) · pl wszczep (anything surgically implanted in the body) · cmn 深植 (anything surgically implanted in the body) · es implante (anything surgically implanted in the body) · pt implante (anything surgically implanted in the body) · cmn 移植物 (anything surgically implanted in the body) · tr implant (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ja 移植片 (anything surgically implanted in the body) · bg имплантат (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ka იმპლანტატი (anything surgically implanted in the body) · de Implantat (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ru импланта́т (anything surgically implanted in the body) · ca implant (anything surgically implanted in the body)

implant en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪmˈplænt/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ĭmplăntʹ
  • /ɪmˈplɑːnt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
    • That strength of body is often equal to the courage of mind implanted in the fair sex, will not be denied by those who have seen the water-women of Plymouth; the female drudges of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland; the fish-women of Billinsgate; the weeders, podders, and hoppers, who swarm the fields; and the lowest beings of the feminine gender wo swagger in the streets of London. 1778, T. S., “Proposals for raising Female Regiments”, in The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 9, page 584:
  2. (transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
    • If you prefer a “natural look” for your male Poodle, ask your vet about a vasectomy or implanting artificial testicles (called neuticles). 2007, Susan M. Ewing, Poodles for Dummies, Wiley publishing, Inc., page 206:
  3. (intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
implanting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
implanted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
implanted Tense=Past lexicographic
implants Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

implantable · implantee · misimplant · implantment · coimplant · nonimplanted · unimplanted · implantability · preimplanted · reimplant

Relateds

implantation

Synonyms

graft (insert (something) surgically into the body) · insert (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · instill (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · embed (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · engraft (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · root (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · graft (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · plant (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · imbed (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · instil (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) · engrain (fix firmly or set securely or deeply)

Translations (45)

pt implantar (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ru вживи́ть (insert (something) surgically into the body) · fi istuttaa (insert (something) surgically into the body) · de implantieren (insert (something) surgically into the body) · fr implanter (of an embryo, to become embedded in the womb) · ru импланти́ровать (insert (something) surgically into the body) · fr implanter (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · fi kiinnittyä (of an embryo, to become embedded in the womb) · ru вживля́ть (insert (something) surgically into the body) · pl wszczepiać (insert (something) surgically into the body) · af inplant (insert (something) surgically into the body) · bg внедрявам (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ro implanta (insert (something) surgically into the body) · scn nchiantari (insert (something) surgically into the body) · fi kiinnittää (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ka იმპლანტირებას უწევს (insert (something) surgically into the body) · pl wszczepić (insert (something) surgically into the body) · pt fincar (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · fi juurruttaa (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · pt implantar (insert (something) surgically into the body) · ru вселя́ть (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · el εμφυτεύω (insert (something) surgically into the body) · scn nchiantari (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · it infiggere (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ru всели́ть (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ro înfige (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · de einpflanzen (insert (something) surgically into the body) · fr implant (insert (something) surgically into the body) · es implantar (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ru приви́ть (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ca implantar (insert (something) surgically into the body) · ru внедри́ть (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ka იმპლანტირება (insert (something) surgically into the body) · fi istuttaa (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ru внедря́ть (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · bg имплантирам (insert (something) surgically into the body) · es hincar (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · cs implantovat (insert (something) surgically into the body) · ru привива́ть (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · ca implantar (of an embryo, to become embedded in the womb) · bg присаждам (insert (something) surgically into the body) · ca implantar (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · es implantar (of an embryo, to become embedded in the womb) · grc ἐμφύω (fix firmly or set securely and deeply) · mi kuhi (fix firmly or set securely and deeply)