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to implant

to implant

56 5.2
Put something firmly into a body or surface
  • verb
  • /ɪmˈplænt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : implantar
  • I glanced down at the chip implanted on the inside of my right wrist.
  • implant electrodes
  • implant surgically
  • implant a device

Would you implant a neural link device in your own brain?

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Examples

  • Many hurdles need to be cleared before a printed organ can be implanted into a human patient.

    Academic text (2012)
  • One way you might use it to treat disease is to implant these things into areas of the body where there aren't enough blood vessels.

  • On the other hand, clearly having the surgery to implant this is some risk.

  • Would you implant a neural link device in your own brain?

  • I think of the steel rod that the surgeon implanted in her back.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • We implant it in the peritoneal cavity.

  • So the way that it engages is we surgically implant it into your throat.

  • The tracking device implanted in him during his captivity on Earth 113 will lead us to our home world.

  • Pacemakers powered by Betacel batteries were implanted in more than 100 patients before the program was terminated.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The doctor will implant a pacemaker to help regulate his heartbeat.

Synonyms

to stick
vsto implant
769 1.0

To attach something to a surface or push it into with a point

implies permanent secure deep setting not just surface sticking or pushing
to fix
vsto implant
218 1.0

To attach something firmly so it does not move

adds the idea of deep and secure placement, not only surface fastening
to embed
vsto implant
88 4.8

Fix firmly inside another material so it becomes part of it

is mainly used for placing things securely into bodies or outer surfaces
to sink
vsto implant
83 4.7

To press something deeply into a surface

means setting something securely and deeply rather than just pressing
to fasten
vsto implant
68 1.6

Hold something in place so it cannot move

emphasizes deep setting into material rather than general securing
to glue
vsto implant
50 1.8

To make someone stay in one place or keep their attention on something

refers more to placing deeply into substance than to surface adhesion
to stick in
vsto implant
45 3.0

Push something into another thing so it goes inside

implies secure deep setting rather than simple pushing in
to plant
vsto implant
26 3.4

To put or set something firmly in a place so it does not move

is the same action often said for bodies or other surfaces
to affix
vsto implant
18 5.0

To attach something to another thing by sticking or fastening it

concerns deep embedding or setting rather than simple attachment
to ingrain
vsto implant
4 7.2

To press something firmly into a surface so it is hard to remove

involves fixing deeply but not necessarily by repeated working in
to screw into
vsto implant
1 2.8

Attach something to a wall or wood by turning a metal piece into it

is about general secure deep setting rather than a specific fastening method
to emplace
vsto implant
  • Specialized
1 9.1

To put something firmly in a chosen place, often for machines or heavy equipment

focuses more on deep secure insertion than mere firm positioning
to imbed
vsto implant
  • UK
6.0

To put something firmly into a material so it stays there

is the same meaning but differs only in written form
to engraft
vsto implant
9.9

To fix something firmly so it becomes part of something else

expresses the same placing but focuses less on establishment

Antonyms

1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

166 3.9

To remove something from somewhere, often by effort, or to get information

Compounds

breast implant
  • Specialized
28 3.8

A device that doctors put inside a breast to rebuild or enlarge it

penile implant
  • Specialized
3 7.5

A device put into the penis by surgery to help men who cannot get an erection

dental implant
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A small metal piece placed in the jaw to hold a new artificial tooth

6.5

A small artificial lens placed in the eye that moves to help you see near and far

lens implant
  • Specialized
4.1

A clear artificial lens placed in the eye to replace a cloudy natural lens after cataract surgery

5.2

An artificial lens with one focus placed in the eye to give clear distance vision after cataract surgery

6.3

An artificial device put in the eye that helps you see near and far without glasses

5.1

A clear artificial lens placed inside the eye to replace the natural lens after cataract surgery

How Deep

to embed
88 4.8
to implant
  • Specialized
56 5.2
to insert
208 3.5
to fix
218 1.0
to set
575 1.0
to place
1.0

Surface Forms

implant infinitive
implanted past
implanted past participle
implanting present participle
implants third person singular

Morphology

implant = plant (transparent) = im + plant

The prefix 'im-' clearly indicates the action of putting something into or onto something else, combined with 'plant'.

Etymology

Implant comes from old parts in- 'into' and plant 'to put in the ground', so it originally meant 'to plant inside'. So when technicians or surgeons implant something, they are literally 'planting' it firmly into a body or surface.