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implant
1 a: to fix or set securely or deeply <a ruby implanted in the idol's forehead> b: to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns : inculcate2: to insert in living tissue (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union) <subcutaneously implanted hormone pellets>intransitive verb: to undergo implantation <the failure of embryos to implant>
— im·plant·able
\-ˈplan-tə-bəl\
adjective
— im·plant·er
\im-ˈplan-tər\
noun synonyms implant
, inculcate
, instill
, inseminate
, infix 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>. inculcate implies persistent or repeated efforts to impress on the mind <tried to inculcate in him high moral standards>. instill stresses gradual, gentle imparting of knowledge over a long period of time <instill traditional values in your children>. 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>. infix stresses firmly inculcating a habit of thought <infixed a chronic cynicism>.
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