im·plant (?m-pl?nt?)v. im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants v.tr.1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts.2. To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood.3. Medicine a. To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically: implant a drug capsule; implant a pacemaker.b. To graft or insert (a tissue) within the body.v.intr. Embryology To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.n. (?m?pl?nt?) Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device: a dental implant; a subcutaneous implant.[Middle English implanten, from Medieval Latin implant?re : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin plant?re, to plant (from planta, a shoot; see plant).]im·plant?a·ble adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.implant vb (tr) 1. to establish firmly; inculcate; instil: to implant sound moral principles. 2. to plant or embed; infix; entrench3. (Surgery) surgery a. to graft (a tissue) into the bodyb. to insert (a radioactive substance, hormone, etc) into the tissues n (Surgery) anything implanted, esp surgically, such as a tissue graft or hormone im?planter nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014im?plant (v. ?m?plænt, -?pl?nt; n. ??m?plænt, -?pl?nt) v.t. 1. to establish firmly in the mind: to implant principles of behavior. 2. to plant securely: to implant a post in the soil. 3. to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body. n. 4. a. a device or material used for repairing or replacing part of the body. b. medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy. 5. a. a frame or support inserted permanently into the bone or soft tissue of the jaw to hold artificial teeth. b. an artificial tooth or bridge attached to such a device. [1535?45; (