transplant
verb (used with object)
to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
have transplanted
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present perfectof transplant.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Doctors have transplanted the heart from a genetically modified pig into the chest of a man from Maryland in a last-ditch effort to save his life.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 11, 2022
Do your part to honor and embrace the DNA of the place you have transplanted yourself into.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
“We have transplanted 11 adults with half a match,” Tisdale said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2014
“They are the same firms that were successful in Silicon Valley that have transplanted their expertise to China.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
San Jose Mogote seems to have transplanted itself to Monte Alban, in the middle of the buffer zone.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
