implant | Definition of implant

Synonyms and Antonyms of implant

1 to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set

a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics

Synonyms of implant

breed, enroot, inculcate, infix, inseminate, instill, plant, sow

Words Related to implant

drive, hammer, pound

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), fix, lodge, root

imbue, infuse, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse

2 to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out

Synonyms of implant

bed, embed (also imbed), enroot, entrench (also intrench), fix, impact, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

Words Related to implant

imbue, infuse, instill

beat (into), drive (into)

establish, place, put, settle, stick

Near Antonyms of implant

eliminate, eradicate

detach, disconnect, disengage, remove

Antonyms of implant

dislodge, root (out), uproot