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Plant \Plant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Planting}.] [AS. plantian, L. plantare. See {Plant}, n.]
1. To put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth; as, to
plant maize.
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2. To set in the ground for growth, as a young tree, or a
vegetable with roots.
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Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees.
--Deut. xvi.
21.
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3. To furnish, or fit out, with plants; as, to plant a
garden, an orchard, or a forest.
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4. To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.
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It engenders choler, planteth anger. --Shak.
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5. To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to
settle; to establish; as, to plant a colony.
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Planting of countries like planting of woods.
--Bacon.
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6. To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of; as,
to plant Christianity among the heathen.
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7. To set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to
plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any
place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's
fist in another's face.
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8. To set up; to install; to instate.
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We will plant some other in the throne. --Shak.
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Planted \Plant"ed\, a. (Joinery)
Fixed in place, as a projecting member wrought on a separate
piece of stuff; as, a planted molding.
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