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Synonyms

grafting

American  
[graf-ting, grahf-] / ˈgræf tɪŋ, ˈgrɑf- /

noun

Surgery.
  1. graft.


Etymology

Origin of grafting

First recorded in 1475–85; graft 1 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Fat grafting might sound intense, but it’s a kind of natural filler.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

It made me think of orchardists past, piling their harvest into pies and preserves, or grafting tree after tree to keep a favored variety alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Filmfare's Bikram Singh wrote that the major problem with the film was the "unsuccessful transplantation it attempts, grafting a western on the Indian milieu".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

The procedure involves replacing a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in a player’s throwing elbow by grafting a tendon from the wrist of his non-throwing arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

At last, technicians reached the Soviet cables, carefully exposing the inner wires and grafting on the wiretaps.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau