Implant

Pronunciation

• RP
• (verb): /ɪmˈplɑːnt/, /

• (noun): /ˈɪmplɑːnt/, /

• US
• (verb): Ä­mplăntʹ, /ɪmˈplænt/, /

• (noun): Ä­mʹplănt, /ˈɪmplænt/, /

• Rhymes: -ɑːnt

Origin

From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō.

Full definition of implant

Verb

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 (from another part of the body)

Derived terms

• implantable

Related terms

• implantation

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• (breast implant) outplant