implant
Translation
to embed, to insert, to instill
Examples
The surgeon will implant the device tomorrow.
The surgeon will implant the device tomorrow.
They try to implant new ideas in their students.
They try to implant new ideas in their students.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((in/into sb./sth.)) to insert (sth.) into (sb./sth.) The doctor implanted a pacemaker in the patient.
((sth.)) ((in sb.)) to instill (an idea, etc.) in (sb.) The teacher implanted a love of reading in her students.
Similar Words
Synonyms: embed, insert, instill, inculcate
Etymology
From Latin 'implantare', from 'in-' (in) + 'plantare' (to plant). Literally 'to plant in'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as planting something, like a seed or an idea, 'in' a new place.