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implant

Main Entry:: ¹im·plant
Pronunciation:: \im-ˈplant\
Function:: transitive verb

1: to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns2 a: to insert or fix in a living site (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union) <subcutaneously implanted hormone pellets> b: to insert an implant in <100 patients have been implanted with nylon ribbons without complications — U. K. Henschke>intransitive verb: to undergo implantation : become implanted <failure of embryos to implant>

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