I. ə̇m+ transitive verb
also em·plant ə̇m, em+
Etymology: in- (II) or en- (I) + plant
1.
a. : to fix or set securely or deeply
a ruby implanted in a gold ring
b. : to set or fix as permanent in the consciousness, the psyche, or habit patterns : instill , inculcate
implant good habits in children
implant in a person the idea that the end of the world is near
such a taste … simply cannot be implanted — H.L.Mencken
2. archaic : plant
3.
a. : to insert in a living site for growth, formation of an organic union, or absorption
b. : to insert an implant in
100 patients have been implanted with nylon ribbons without complications — U.K.Henschke
Synonyms:
implant , inculcate , instill can mean, in common, to introduce into the mind. implant implies teaching and stresses a fixing firmly in the mind of what is taught or advocated
the duty of Congress to see that educational institutions implant only sound ideas in the minds of students — Elmer Davis
the teacher, the parent, or the friend can often do much to implant this conviction — C.W.Eliot
in me especially, she implanted a respect for pioneering tradition — Rex Ingamells
sea voyagers … may remain to implant their knowledge and practices in the new territory — C.D.Forde
inculcate lays stress on repeated persistent efforts to impress on or fix in the mind
it is no part of the duty of a university to inculcate any particular philosophy of life — Walter Moberly
a means of inculcating in the conscripts intense patriotism and religious devotion to the state — Chitoshi Yanaga
the seriousness inculcated in men by two cataclysmic world wars — S.P.Lamprecht
instill implies a gradual usually gentle method of imparting knowledge usually over a long period of time
the principles which had been instilled in her soul from the time she began to speak — Ruth Park
schools must plan to instill not only knowledge, but more of permanent refined interests; not only scholarship, but more of character and social purpose — A.C.Ellis
a profound sense of public duty will be instilled into boys and girls of the governing class as soon as they are able to understand such an idea — Bertrand Russell
II. ˈim+ˌ- noun
: something implanted especially in tissue (as a graft, a small container of radioactive material for treatment of cancer, or a pellet containing hormones to be gradually absorbed)