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planted Synonyms & Antonyms

/ˈplɑːntɪd/

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Planted as a Verb

1

simple past and past participle of plant

2

To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

3

To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.

That gun's not mine! It was planted there by the real murderer!

4

To place or set something firmly or with conviction.

Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug.

5

To place in the ground.

6

To furnish or supply with plants.

to plant a garden, an orchard, or a forest

7

To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.

8

To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish.

to plant a colony

9

To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of.

to plant Christianity among the heathen

10

To set up; to install; to instate.

Planted in a Sentence

That gun's not mine! It was planted there by the real murderer!

Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug.

to plant a garden, an orchard, or a forest

to plant a colony

to plant Christianity among the heathen

Word Forms & Grammar

planted

Words That Rhyme With Planted

Origin of Planted

From Middle English planted, iplaunted, iplanted, from Old English ġeplantod (“planted”), equivalent to plant +‎ -ed.

Word Facts for Planted

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈplɑːntɪd/
Meaningsimple past and past participle of plant