Planted

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  planted
       adj 1: (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted;
              firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice";
              "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted
              convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a
              deeply planted need" [syn: {deep-rooted}, {deep-seated},
               {implanted}, {ingrained}]
       2: set in the soil for growth [ant: {unplanted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "planted":
     assigned, deployed, embosomed, emplaced, ensconced, established,
     fixed, installed, located, placed, positioned, posted, seated, set,
     settled, situate, situated, spotted, stationed