1im·plant 
/ɪmˈplænt/ verb
im·plants; im·plant·ed; im·plant·ing /ɪmˈplænt/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to put (something) in a specified place
▪ The police obtained permission to implant [=plant] a recording device in the suspect's home. ; especially medical : to place (something) in a person's body by means of surgery
▪ a hearing aid that is surgically implanted in the ear 2 : to cause (something) to become a part of the way a person thinks or feels
▪ She implanted a love of reading in her students. [=she taught her students to love reading]
▪ The police obtained permission to implant [=plant] a recording device in the suspect's home. ; especially medical : to place (something) in a person's body by means of surgery
▪ a hearing aid that is surgically implanted in the ear
▪ She implanted a love of reading in her students. [=she taught her students to love reading]
— im·plant·able /ɪmˈplæntəbəl/ adjective
▪ implantable devices
▪ implantable devices
— im·plan·ta·tion /ˌɪmˌplænˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural im·plan·ta·tions
[noncount] ▪ the implantation of a hearing aid [count] ▪ (chiefly US) a surgeon who has performed many implantations
[noncount] ▪ the implantation of a hearing aid [count] ▪ (chiefly US) a surgeon who has performed many implantations
