implant

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as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics

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How does the verb implant differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of implant are inculcate, infix, inseminate, and instill. While all these words mean "to introduce into the mind," implant implies teaching that makes for permanence of what is taught.

implanted a love of reading in her students

When is inculcate a more appropriate choice than implant?

The meanings of inculcate and implant largely overlap; however, inculcate implies persistent or repeated efforts to impress on the mind.

tried to inculcate in him high moral standards

When would infix be a good substitute for implant?

Although the words infix and implant have much in common, infix stresses firmly inculcating a habit of thought.

infixed a chronic cynicism

When is it sensible to use inseminate instead of implant?

The synonyms inseminate and implant are sometimes interchangeable, but inseminate applies to a sowing of ideas in many minds so that they spread through a class or nation.

inseminated an unquestioning faith in technology

When might instill be a better fit than implant?

In some situations, the words instill and implant are roughly equivalent. However, instill stresses gradual, gentle imparting of knowledge over a long period of time.

instill traditional values in your children

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of implant The Trump administration in April looked to make drastic reductions at AmeriCorps as the Department of Government Efficiency implanted itself across the federal bureaucracy to implement spending cuts. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 June 2025 The artificial intelligence, internally dubbed CDRH-GPT, is intended to help staffers at the agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, a division responsible for ensuring the safety of devices implanted in the body, as well as essential tools like X-rays and CT scanners. NBC news, 3 June 2025 This, as Bastoni explained, is like having a Severance chip implanted. James Horncastle, New York Times, 22 June 2025 This is far more advanced than previous methods of implanting electrodes, which led to neuronal damage. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for implant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implant
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  • How well plants are equipped to manage heat depends not only on the type of plant (cool-season vs. heat-loving plants) but also on their growth stage (newly planted vs. established and mature).
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
  • Landscapers are spreading the good word: Never plant a Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana).
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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  • Young and shallowly rooted plants are the most impacted by heat and drought, leaving them vulnerable to diseases and pests.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
  • That insight opened the door to a new phase of her growth—one rooted not in trying harder, but in looking deeper.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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  • The residue from earlier high tide lines — wrack lines, as they are called — sits just outside some of the fencing around the nest, even pushing through it in spots, jeopardizing the habitat these birds need to breed.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
  • Iranians are also religious and ethnic minorities in the wider world, and that has bred existential fears of foreign conquest.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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  • The event is also streaming on the PBS app, PBS.org and on PBS’ YouTube channel, which is embedded below.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • McGraw recently attracted attention when the show had a camera embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement during immigration raids in Los Angeles.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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  • According to the Better Business Bureau, 98 complaints have been lodged against Wheel Blockers in the past three years.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
  • United has reportedly lodged more than one offer to sign Mbuemo with the latest reporting stating a bid of over $70m was made.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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“Implant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implant. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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