Definition: implant

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

implant
     n : a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
     v 1: to fix or set securely or deeply: "Kneeling, Cobb planted a
          sturdy knee in the small of his back," [syn: engraft,
          embed, imbed, plant]
     2: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students'
        minds" [syn: plant]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Implant \Im*plant"\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implanted; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Implanting.] [Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.]
   To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply;
   to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the
   seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds
   of youth.

         Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding.
                                                  --Milton.