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To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.

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  1. v. t. To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.
  2. n. a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
  3. v. fix or set securely or deeply
  4. v. become attached to and embedded in the uterus
  5. v. put firmly in the mind
  6. To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth. Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding. Milton.
  7. To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply;to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds ofvirtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding. Milton.
  8. v:30/n:70 n. a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue v. fix or set securely or deeply v. become attached to and embedded in the uterus