to plant
- verb
- /plænt/
- And but during that interview, he planted a few ideas.
- to plant an idea
- firmly planted
And 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 make an idea or habit become fixed in someone's mind
To gradually make someone feel, believe, or value something
Fill someone or something with a feeling like confidence
To make a habit or idea a strong lasting part of someone's life
To fill a person or thing with a particular quality
Put a strong idea or belief into someone's mind
To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind so they remember it
To teach someone ideas to protect them from other opinions
To give people a feeling or idea over time
To make an idea or habit stay in a person's mind
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
Large tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant that can make natural rubber
A small garden plant with white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
A plant with long narrow leaves and small white or pink flowers often grown indoors
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A poisonous plant with bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries used to make atropine
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A place where dirty water and other waste are cleaned and made safe
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A plant in the potato and tomato family that can be dangerous to eat
The part of a company that builds, maintains, and looks after its buildings and machines
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A sickness that harms plants, often caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses
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A natural chemical in plants that controls their growth and responses
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A plant grown for its leaves that are dried and made into cigarettes or cigars
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A plant with special tubes that carry water and nutrients, like ferns or trees
- UK
A South American garden plant with green, purple, or red leaves and small woolly flower spikes
A South American herb with colorful leaves and small woolly flower spikes grown for gardens
A plant that grows in very wet, soft ground like bogs and marshes and can live in poor soil
A bush that grows small flat beans you can eat, often served as a vegetable
A flowering plant with colorful, often fragrant flowers that look like butterflies
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A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice
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A marsh plant from northern California and Oregon with twisted cup-shaped leaves that trap insects and hanging yellow-green flowers
A tropical shrub with purple or red tube-shaped flowers and leaves with patterns like a human face
A large tropical shrub with big hand-shaped leaves and spiny seed pods that give seeds used to make castor oil
A large tropical bush with wide leaves that has seeds used for castor oil and contains a poison called ricin
How Strong
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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.