v.
/
ɪmˈplɑːnt/
- insert or fix (tissue or an artificial object) into the body.
▸(of a fertilized egg) become attached to the wall of the uterus.
- establish (an idea) in the mind.
n.
/
ˈɪmplɑːnt/
a thing which has been implanted.
Derivative
- implantable adj.
- implantation n.
Etymology
ME: from late L. implantare ‘engraft’.