Meaning & use
Implanting
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Inserting or fixing something firmly into a surface, body, or mind; establishing an idea, belief, or object within something else.
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The surgeon spent hours implanting the new device near the patient's heart.
The teacher focused on implanting good study habits early in the semester.
A note on using this word
Used both literally, for surgical or physical insertion, and figuratively, for instilling ideas or habits.
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