English

Pronunciation
(RP):
*(verb): /ɪm�pl��nt/, /<tt>Im"plA:nt</tt>/
*(noun): /�ɪmpl��nt/, /<tt>"ImplA:nt</tt>/
(US):
*(verb): ĭmpl�ntʹ, /ɪm�plænt/, /<tt>Im"pl{nt</tt>/
*(noun): ĭmʹpl�nt, /�ɪmplænt/, /<tt>"Impl{nt</tt>/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��nt|-��nt

Verb
en-verb

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.

Synonyms
(fix firmly or set securely or deeply): embed/imbed, engraft, engrain, graft, insert, instil/instill, plant, root
(insert (something) surgically into the body): graft (from another part of the body)

Derived terms
implantable

Related terms
implantation

Translations
trans-top|fix firmly or set securely and deeply
Finnish: istuttaa, juurruttaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|insert (something) surgically into the body
Finnish: istuttaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|of an embryo, to become embedded in the womb
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis.

Translations
trans-top|anything surgically implanted in the body
Finnish: istute, implantaatti, implantti
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English heteronyms

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• 2007-11-23 03:28 - Interwicket - iwiki +fi, tr

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