Meaning & use

implanted

adjective·Academic

Fixed or inserted firmly into a surface, tissue, or the mind, typically through deliberate placement.

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The implanted pacemaker keeps the patient's heartbeat steady.

Years later, the childhood memory remained deeply implanted in her mind.

A note on using this word

Implanted is the past participle of implant, commonly used as an adjective before a noun, as in an implanted device.

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