implant

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Pronunciation

• (RP):
  • (verb) IPA: /ɪmˈplɑːnt/
  • (noun) IPA: /ˈɪmplɑːnt/
• (GA):
  • (verb) enPR: ĭmplăntʹ, IPA: /ɪmˈplænt/
  • (noun) enPR: ĭmʹplănt', IPA: /ˈɪmˌplænt/

Verb

implant (implants, present participle implanting; past and past participle implanted)

1. (transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
2. (transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
3. (intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

Synonyms

• (fix firmly or set securely or deeply) embed/imbed, engraft, engrain, graft, insert, instil/instill, plant, root
• (insert (something) surgically into the body) graft

Related terms

• implantation

Translations

• Portuguese: fincar, implantar
• Russian: внедря́ть

Translations

• French: implant
• German: einpflanzen, implantieren
• Portuguese: implantar
• Russian: импланти́ровать

Noun

implant (plural implants)

1. Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
2. (travel) A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.

Translations

• French: implant
• German: Implantat
• Portuguese: implante
• Russian: импланта́т
• Spanish: implante

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