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implantation
  • n  (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
  • n  the act of planting or setting in the ground
  • n  a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
    the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland
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implement
  • n  instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  • v  apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
    implement a procedure
  • v  ensure observance of laws and rules;
  • v  pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
    He implemented a new economic plan
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implementation
  • n  the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
    the agency was created for the implementation of the policy
  • n  the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
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implication
  • n  something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
    his resignation had political implications
  • n  a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
    the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
  • n  an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
  • n  a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
  • n  a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
    he was suspected of implication in several robberies
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implicitness
  • n  inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect
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implosion
  • n  a sudden inward collapse
    the implosion of a light bulb
  • n  the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
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implosion therapy
  • n  a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
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impoliteness
  • n  a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
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import
  • n  commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
  • n  an imported person brought from a foreign country
    the lead role was played by an import from Sweden
    they are descendants of indentured importees
  • n  the message that is intended or expressed or signified
    the import of his announcement was ambiguous
  • n  a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
  • n  having important effects or influence
  • v  bring in from abroad
  • v  transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
  • v  indicate or signify
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import barrier
  • n  any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
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import credit
  • n  credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may draw
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