implanted

Everyday

1. (medicine) Put into the body by surgery: an implanted pacemaker, implanted teeth. tree →
2. Fixed firmly in someone's mind: an idea implanted by a story. tree →
3. (biology) Fixed into place, such as a fertilised egg attaching in the womb. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health lessons about medicine and technology (cochlear implants, pacemakers, microchips in pets); in stories about ideas planted in minds. Phrases: implanted under the skin, deeply implanted.

Examples

• The vet implanted a microchip in our puppy. tree →
• A pacemaker is implanted to help the heart beat steadily. tree →
• The doctor implanted a cochlear implant so she could hear. tree →
• The fear of spiders was implanted when he was small. tree →
• Dentists can fix implanted teeth into the jaw. tree →
• The idea was implanted in my head by an advert. tree →

Note

Verb implant: stress on -plant; noun an implant: stress on IM-. Past: implanted.