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plant

n. something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"

plant

n. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

flora, plant life

n. a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

works, company

n. buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

plant

v. place into a river; "plant fish"

implant

v. put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"

set, put into the soil, set to grow

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

implant, engraft, embed, imbed

v. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

v. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

pasturage, herbage

n. succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land

flora, vegetation

n. all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"

house, commercial enterprise, firm, business firm, company

n. an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

scatter

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

straw, strew

v. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

set, countersink

v. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

inlay, decorate by inserting

v. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

impress, instill, ingrain

v. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

inset

v. set or place in

shoot, inject

v. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

model, simulate, reenact, re-enact

v. create again

enact, reenact, re-enact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

animal, beast, brute, creature, animate being

n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

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