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implanted

implanted is the simple past and past participle 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.

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Words formed from implanted

Questions about implanted

What is implanted the simple past and past participle of?
Implanted is the simple past and past participle of implant.

Words near implanted in the dictionary

  1. implantables
  2. implantation
  3. implantation bleeding
  4. implantational
  5. implantations
  6. implanted
  7. implantee
  8. implantees
  9. implanter
  10. implanters
  11. implanting

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