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engraft

[ en-graft, -grahft ]
/ ɛnˈgræft, -ˈgrɑft /
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verb (used with object)
Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation: to engraft a peach on a plum.
verb (used without object)
Surgery. (of living tissue) to become grafted.
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Also ingraft.

Origin of engraft

First recorded in 1575–85; en-1 + graft1

OTHER WORDS FROM engraft

en·graf·ta·tion, en·graft·ment, noun

Words nearby engraft

Englishwoman, English yew, englut, engorge, engr., engraft, engrail, engrailed, engrain, engrained, engram
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Words related to engraft

diffuse, disseminate, engender, imbue, impart, inculcate, inject, inspire, brainwash, catechize, impregnate, impress, indoctrinate, infiltrate, infix, infuse, inoculate, inseminate, insert, insinuate

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British Dictionary definitions for engraft

engraft

ingraft

/ (ɪnˈɡrɑːft) /
verb (tr)
to graft (a shoot, bud, etc) onto a stock
to incorporate in a firm or permanent way; implantthey engrafted their principles into the document

Derived forms of engraft

engraftation, ingraftation, engraftment or ingraftment, noun
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