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plant verb trans. [plɑ:nt] OE.
[Latin plantare, reinforced in Middle English by Old & mod. French planter from Latin.]
Place (a seed, bulb, or growing thing) in the ground so that it may take root and grow; establish (a garden, orchard, etc.) by doing this. OE.
plant out transfer from a pot or frame to the open ground; set out (seedlings) at intervals to give room for growth; arrange plants or trees in a piece of ground.
Jo Grimond The few dozen trees I planted round my house. E. Welty She planted every kind of flower. A. N. Wilson The English garden, planted long since by old Volkonsky.
b. Introduce into an area or country as a new breed; deposit (young fish, spawn, oysters, etc.) in a river or lake to live or grow; naturalize. L19.
R. Brautigan Some fish and game people were planting trout in the streams.
Found, establish (a colony, city, church, etc.). OE.
b. Settle (a person) in a place, establish as a settler or colonist. ME.
E. A. Freeman Teutonic soldiers planted as colonists by the Roman government.
c. refl. Establish oneself, settle. M16.
Set, insert, or place firmly in, on, up, or down; put or fix in position; situate, locate; post, station. LME.
R. L. Stevenson A low, brown cottage, planted close against the hill. G. Naylor One hand..firmly planted on the bride's shoulder. Dennis Potter Times to fly, and times to plant your feet.
b. Put or place (artillery) in position. M16.
c. refl. Place or station oneself, take up a position, esp. heavily or obstructively. E18.
H. James She planted herself there..guarding a treasure.
d. Deliver (a blow, kiss, ball, etc.) with deliberate aim. colloq. E19.
J. Wain The kick he would plant..in the dog's mouth as it yelped at him.
Implant or introduce (an idea etc.) in another's mind; cause (a doctrine etc.) to become established. LME.
b. Establish or set up (a person or thing) in a particular condition or situation. Now rare. M16.
Provide or intersperse with a number of usu. scattered objects. LME.
Addison A vast Ocean planted with innumerable Islands.
b. Stock or supply (a piece of land) with growing plants etc. Also foll. by to, in. L16.
S. Chitty The valley..is closely planted with fruit trees.
c. Provide (a vacant church) with a minister. Now rare or obsolete Scot. L16.
d. Colonize, settle, or people (a place) with inhabitants, cattle, etc. E17.
a. Hide, conceal, (esp. stolen goods). slang (now chiefly Austral.). E17.
b. Surreptitiously post or infiltrate (a person), esp. as a spy or agent; conceal or introduce (a thing) for a specified purpose, esp. so as to incriminate, compromise, or mislead on discovery. colloq. L17.
R. G. Collingwood He might have planted treasonable correspondence in his coat. Guardian Activists..planted a bomb on board the..airliner. S. Brill Investigators..had planted an informant among organized-crime figures.
Abandon (a person), esp. at a social function; terminate one's relationship with. slang (now rare). M18.
Bury (a dead person). slang (orig. US). M19.
plantable adjective able to be planted; fit for planting or cultivation: L17.
planting noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) (chiefly Scot. & north.) a clump or bed of things (esp. trees) planted, a plantation: OE.
planting ppl adjective that grows plants; owning or cultivating a plantation or estate: E19.