implant

Etymology

From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation):
  • (verb): IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplɑːnt/
  • (noun): IPA^(key): /ˈɪmplɑːnt/
• (General American):
  • (verb): enPR: ĭmplăntʹ, IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplænt/
  • (noun): enPR: ĭmʹplănt', IPA^(key): /ˈɪmˌplænt/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnt, -ænt

Verb

implant (third-person singular simple present implants, present participle implanting, simple 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.

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.

Anagrams

• Tamplin

Noun

implant m (plural implants)

1. (medicine) implant

Noun

implant m (plural implants)

1. (medicine) implant

Further reading

• “implant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).