implant

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /ɪmˈplɑːnt/, noun: /ˈɪmplɑːnt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ɪmˈplænt; n. ˈɪmˌplænt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. im plant, -plänt; n. implant′, -plänt′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•plant /v. ɪmˈplænt; n. ˈɪmˌplænt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object]
  1. to establish or fix firmly in the mind:to implant principles of behavior.
  2. to plant securely (in something):to implant a post in the soil.
  3. Medicineto insert or graft (a substance) into the body:The doctors implanted the new heart in the patient.

n. [countable]
  1. Surgery, Medicinea device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body:an organ implant.
im•plant•a•ble, adj. 
im•plant•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•plant  (v. im plant, -plänt;n. implant′, -plänt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to put or fix firmly:to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
  2. to plant securely.
  3. Medicineto insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body.

n. 
  1. Surgery, Medicine[Med.]
    • any device or material, esp. of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
    • medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
    • implantation (def. 1).
  2. Dentistry
    • an artificial tooth that has been inserted permanently into the jaw.
    • a metal framework attached to the bones of the jaw for supporting artificial teeth.
  • im-1 + plant 1535–45
im•planter, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
implant vb /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ (transitive)
  1. to establish firmly; inculcate; instil: to implant sound moral principles
  2. to plant or embed; infix; entrench
    • to graft (a tissue) into the body
    • to insert (a radioactive substance, hormone, etc) into the tissues
n /ˈɪmˌplɑːnt/
  1. anything implanted, esp surgically, such as a tissue graft or hormone
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