Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Buried.
- In joinery, wrought on a separate piece of stuff, and afterward fixed in its place: said of a projecting member: as, a planted molding.
- Introduced or naturalized; not indigenous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Joinery) Fixed in place, as a projecting member wrought on a separate piece of stuff.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
plant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective set in the soil for growth
- adjective (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
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Examples
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Soon after he came to power in 1981 following the assassination of his predecessor Anwar Sadat by Islamic militants, Mubarak publicly stated that he didn't want to follow the widespread custom in the region of having his name planted on public institutions.
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Mr. Pérez said the document was a forgery, with his name planted for political purposes.
Raging Drug War Boosts Controversial Ex-General Nicholas Casey 2011
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North Ga is all 3rd growth hardwoods except for the paper company land in planted pines. its been loged a few times, so while its mature its not massive.
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You Kool-Aid drinkers can challenge this all you want, but that the question was planted is already a known fact confirmed by the person who asked it.
Reliable Sources: Journos spar over Obama presser question 2009
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At Gonzaga, those seeds are planted from the first day.
Introduction to Poverty Included in Private School’s Curriculum | Impact Lab 2010
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North Ga is all 3rd growth hardwoods except for the paper company land in planted pines. its been loged a few times, so while its mature its not massive.
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Now that he has once again planted a few acres of grapes maybe he'll make wine again as an amature.
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Either a lot of seeds were being planted from the get go, or the writers have gone back and picked up on throwaway lines/moments and built them into major story points now that we're into season 4.
Fat Arse Writer Syndrome karenmiller 2008
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This tree, which my father originally planted from a seed, is now tremendous and just loves that water which otherwise would have just gone down the drain.
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Manuel learns that gardens do not follow exactly the same rules as men – what he has planted is going to take a while to grow, and it is use trying to see if the rosebush has buds yet.
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