implant

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪmˈplænt/ UK /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to insert or fix firmly, especially within the body or mind

Surgeons implant a small device to regulate the heartbeat.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to insert or fix firmly,... insert embed instill fix plant graft inculcate

Opposites

extract remove uproot

Word family

Derived forms implantationimplanterimplantable

Related forms plant transplant supplant

Etymology

From French implanter, from Late Latin implantare ('to engraft, plant in'), from in- ('in') + plantare ('to plant'), from planta ('sprout, plant').

implantare Latin planta Latin

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# implant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈplænt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈplɑːnt/

## Meanings
1. to insert or fix firmly, especially within the body or mind

## Examples
- Surgeons implant a small device to regulate the heartbeat.

## Synonyms
- insert
- embed
- instill
- fix
- plant
- graft
- inculcate

## Antonyms
- extract
- remove
- uproot

## Derived Forms
- implantation
- implanter
- implantable

## Related Forms
- plant
- transplant
- supplant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: implantare
- Root: planta
- Affix: im- - not

## Etymology
From French implanter, from Late Latin implantare ('to engraft, plant in'), from in- ('in') + plantare ('to plant'), from planta ('sprout, plant').

## AI Etymology
implant comes from French implanter, from Late Latin implantare ('to engraft, plant in'), from in- ('in') + plantare ('to plant'), from planta ('sprout, plant'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the verb sense is "to insert or fix firmly, especially within the body or mind", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as plant, transplant, and supplant, and in derivatives such as implantation, implanter, and implantable. Its semantic neighborhood includes insert, embed, instill, and fix, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin implantare and Latin planta.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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