Main Entry: ¹im·plant

Pronunciation: \im-ˈplant\

Function: transitive verb

1 : to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns
2 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>