| VERB | contact | implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant | fix or set securely or deeply |
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| contact | implant | become attached to and embedded in the uterus | |
| cognition | implant, plant | put firmly in the mind | |
| NOUN | artifact | implant | a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue |
| Sounds | ihmplae'nt; ih'mplae.nt | |
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| Rhymes | ant ... transplant: 24 rhymes with aent... | |
| Meaning | A prosthesis placed permanently in tissue. | |
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| Narrower | artificial heart | A pump that replaces the natural heart |
| artificial joint | A metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) | |
| breast implant | An implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed | |
| dental implant | An implant that replaces a natural tooth | |
| heart valve | An implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve | |
| lens implant, interocular lens implant, IOL | A clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye | |
| penile implant | An implant that creates an artificial erection | |
| shunt | implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber / rubber | |
| Broader | prosthesis, prosthetic device | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body |
| Spanish | implantación, implante, injerto | |
| Catalan | implant | |
| Verbs | implant | fix or set securely or deeply |
| Meaning | Fix or set securely or deeply. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" | |
| Synonyms | engraft, embed, imbed, plant | |
| Narrower | bury, sink | embed deeply |
| nest | fit together or fit inside | |
| pot | plant in a pot | |
| Broader | insert, infix, enter, introduce | put or introduce into something |
| Spanish | embutir, empotrar, implantar, plantar | |
| Catalan | implantar, plantar | |
| Nouns | implant | a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue |
| implantation | the act of planting or setting in the ground | |
| implantation | a surgical procedure that places something in the human body | |
| implantation | (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals | |
| Meaning | Become attached to and embedded in the uterus. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications" | |
| Broader | attach | Become attached |
| Spanish | implantar | |
| Catalan | implantar | |
| Meaning | put firmly in the mind. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | plant | |
| Broader | communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across | transmit information |
| Spanish | implantar, inculcar, plantar | |
| Catalan | implantar, inculcar, plantar | |
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