implant
Definitions
To insert something into the body, especially by surgery.
植入，嵌入（体内）
To fix an idea or feeling firmly in someone's mind.
灌输，使深植（想法、情感）
A device or material surgically placed inside the body.
植入物（如种植牙、植入装置）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedim- (a form of in-, 'into') + plant (set firmly) = set something into. Physically it's a device fixed inside the body; figuratively it's an idea or value set deep into the mind so it takes root.
Root plant still carries 8 more wordsUsage Guide
- Surgery (technical): a dental/breast/cochlear implant — most common, both verb and noun
- Mind (figurative): implant an idea, implant fear — set it deep
- Stress shift: verb im-PLANT (they im-PLANTED a chip) vs noun IM-plant (the IM-plant failed). Here im- means 'into,' not the negative im- in impossible.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The dentist will implant a titanium post to support the new tooth.
- 2.
She had a cochlear implant fitted to help her hear.
- 3.
The film tried to implant the idea that the hero was guilty.
- 4.
Surgeons implanted a small pacemaker near his heart.