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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
implant
    n 1: a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
    v 1: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the
         back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in
         the gum" [syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed,
         plant]
    2: 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"
    3: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students'
       minds" [syn: plant, implant]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Implant \Im*plant"\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implanted; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Implanting.] [Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.]
   To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply;
   to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the
   seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds
   of youth.
   [1913 Webster]

         Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding.
                                                  --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for implant:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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