implantar

to implant; to introduce

verb eem-plahn-TAHR Rare

Usage Note

Implantar means to implant (a device, embryo, idea) or, more broadly, to introduce and establish something new: implantar un sistema (to put a system in place), implantar una ley (to enact a law). In medicine it is used literally (implantar un marcapasos). The noun is implantación and the medical device noun is implante. It is more formal than introducir in administrative contexts.

Examples

"El hospital logró implantar el nuevo protocolo."

Natural Translation

The hospital managed to implement the new protocol.

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