transplant
verb (used with object)
to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
transplanting
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present participleof transplant.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Clutching a mysterious tool the shape of a mouse coffin, Firth’s villain tracks Daniel’s location by mentally transplanting himself into another person’s body, changing the color of their pupils to his own icy blue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
But is transplanting staff at the heart of government part of a bigger strategy?
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
In practice, he argues, many innovations grow out of existing ones, often by borrowing or transplanting concepts from one field to another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Another team in China previously reported transplanting such a liver into a patient who had been declared brain-dead.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 5, 2024
My plan is to start them off in small containers and then locate a place later for transplanting.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
