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.

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Used both literally, for surgical or physical insertion, and figuratively, for instilling ideas or habits.

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