a device or piece of tissue inserted into part of the body, usually during a medical operation
The dentist fitted a new implant in her mouth.
He received a heart implant after the transplant surgery.
✦ From French implanter, from Late Latin implantāre (“to graft in”), from in- + plantāre (“to plant”).
to insert a device or piece of tissue into a person's body, especially by surgery
The doctor will implant the device tomorrow.
They implant microchips in pets for identification.
to fix an idea or belief firmly in someone's mind
The teacher tried to implant good habits in the students.
Years of training implanted confidence in her.
✦ Figurative use from the surgical sense, based on planting seeds firmly in soil.
