to plant
- verb
- /plænt/
- And but during that interview, he planted a few ideas.
- to plant an idea
- firmly planted
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so that just planted a seed in my mind, right.
- And so that just planted a seed in my mind, right.
- Instead of sowing in uncertain soil and expecting it to grow, plant your seed within yourself.
- Did that begin to plant the seed of thinking about conflict in the world?
- And once the narcissistic person recognizes that you are fertile ground in which to plant blame, they will keep doing it.
- Also, can wean plant fabricated memories in some way?
- He literally just planting his own seed out there, man.
Examples
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And so that just planted a seed in my mind, right.
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Now, auditions aren't for a couple of weeks, but I just wanted to plant the seed.
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And so in the book, I really, you know, I plant my position really clearly.
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But so you have this mind virus that they plant in themselves.
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Did that begin to plant the seed of thinking about conflict in the world?
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If I could plant a seed of action into my prospects mind.
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She probably planted the words in your head.
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When you subtly try to point it out, you're planting a seed.
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Committees, if utilized effectively, can be successful avenues for planting seeds for important ideas.
Academic text (2011) -
During the meeting, she planted the idea of a new project in everyone's mind.
Synonyms
To gradually make someone feel, believe, or value something
Fill someone or something with a feeling like confidence
To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind so they remember it
To fill a person or thing with a particular quality
To make a habit or idea a strong lasting part of someone's life
Put a strong idea or belief into someone's mind
To teach someone ideas to protect them from other opinions
To make an idea or habit stay in a person's mind
To make an idea or habit become fixed in someone's mind
To give people a feeling or idea over time
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A place where old paper, glass, and plastic are cleaned and made ready to be used again
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A tiny living part of a plant with a stiff wall, green chloroplasts, and a large storage space inside
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A plant grown for its leaves that are dried and made into cigarettes or cigars
A plant with long narrow leaves and small white or pink flowers often grown indoors
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A sickness that harms plants, often caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses
The part of a company that builds, maintains, and looks after its buildings and machines
A small garden plant with white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
Large tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant that can make natural rubber
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A plant with special tubes that carry water and nutrients, like ferns or trees
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A plant that needs no soil, takes water and food from air and rain, lives on other plants without harm
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A poisonous plant with bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries used to make atropine
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Long thin parts of plants used to make cloth, rope and to help the body use food when eaten
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A place where dirty water and other waste are cleaned and made safe
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A natural chemical in plants that controls their growth and responses
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A plant in the potato and tomato family that can be dangerous to eat
An indoor plant with large dark leaves that can make your tongue and throat swell if eaten
A tropical plant with pitcher-shaped leaves that trap and digest insects
A plant that grows in very wet, soft ground like bogs and marshes and can live in poor soil
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Plant meaning to put an idea in someone's mind is like planting a seed that can grow into a thought. So to plant an idea is to start it small so it will take root and grow inside someone's head.