[im.plant] vt (15c) 1 a: to fix or set securely or deeply "a ruby ~ed in the idol's forehead" b: to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns: inculcate
2: to insert in a living site (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union) "subcutaneously ~ed hormone pellets" -- im.plant.able adj -- im.plant.er n syn 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".
[2]im.plant n (1890): something (as a graft or pellet) implanted in tissue