transplant
verb (used with object)
to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
transplanted
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past participleof transplant.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof transplant.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
transplantverb (used with object)to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
Example Sentences
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Rapamycin is already used in medicine to prevent the immune system from rejecting transplanted organs and to treat certain rare conditions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
We have begun hosting educational workshops promoting organ donation in memory of an alumnus who was killed—and whose organs have been transplanted in five others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
If the graft has enough room and a sufficient blood supply, the transplanted hepatocytes can perform functions similar to those of cells inside the liver itself.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The transplanted pig kidney worked immediately, according to details just published in the Lancet medical journal, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
We split up the rest, the Chinese, Laotians, Singaporans, Filipinos, the whole transplanted Pacific Rim.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
