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emplant

emplant is the archaic form of implant.

Meaning of implant

Verb

implant (third-person singular simple present implants, present participle implanting, simple past and past participle implanted)

  1. (transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
    • That strength of body is often equal to the courage of mind implanted in the fair sex, will not be denied by those who have seen the water-women of Plymouth; the female drudges of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland; the fish-women of Billinsgate; the weeders, podders, and hoppers, who swarm the fields...1778, T. S., “Proposals for raising Female Regiments”, in The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 9, page 584
  2. (transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
    • If you prefer a “natural look” for your male Poodle, ask your vet about a vasectomy or implanting artificial testicles (called neuticles).2007, Susan M. Ewing, Poodles for Dummies, Wiley publishing, Inc., page 206
    Synonyms:
    graft
  3. (intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

See all 5 meanings of implant

Forms of emplant

third-person singular presentemplants
present participleemplanting
past participleemplanted
pastemplanted

Questions about emplant

What is emplant the archaic form of?
Emplant is the archaic form of implant.

Words near emplant in the dictionary

  1. emplaned
  2. emplanement
  3. emplanements
  4. emplanes
  5. emplaning
  6. emplant
  7. emplanted
  8. emplanting
  9. emplants
  10. emplaster
  11. emplastered

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