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Implant

verb

(past & past part. implanted; pres. part. implanting)

Fix or set securely or deeply. Synonyms: embed, engraft, imbed, plant. "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

Become attached to and embedded in the uterus.

Put firmly in the mind. Synonym: plant.

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"Implant" Quotes from Famous Books

... loved the Duke of Savoy, he was very glad of this change in his own fortunes; for he had all the romantic devotion to king and country that chivalry was wont to implant in the hearts of men, and he was first, last, and always ...

— With Spurs of Gold - Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds • Frances Nimmo Greene

... inches long, and in its greatest diameter not more than an inch. It is round, heavy, and pointed at both ends. When ripe, it detaches itself from a sort of acorn, to which the smaller end has been firmly joined, and falls with sufficient force to implant itself deeply in the mud. After a few days, it begins to shoot, and soon becomes a tall mangrove. This tree has many strings to its bow; for, while the seed is growing, as here described, the branches send down slender and cord-like shoots, perhaps thirty feet long, and less than ...

— Journal of an African Cruiser • Horatio Bridge

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