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Noun implant has 1 sense
  1. implant - a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
    --1 is a kind of     prosthesis, prosthetic device
    --1 has particulars:
     artificial heart; artificial joint; breast implant; dental implant; heart valve; lens implant; penile implant; shunt
    Derived form: verb implant1
,Verb implant has 3 senses
  1. implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
    --1 is one way to insert, infix, enter, introduce
    Derived forms: noun implantation1, noun implantation3, noun implantation2, noun implant1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. implant - become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"
    --2 is one way to     attach
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. plant, implant - put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
    --3 is one way to communicate, pass on, pass, put across
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
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