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graft

/ɡɹæft/noun, verb1 syllable

Graft means: cause to grow together parts from different plants.

Synonyms for graft10

noun, as in (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

noun, as in the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

bribery

noun, as in the act of grafting something onto something else

verb, as in cause to grow together parts from different plants

engraft, ingraft

verb, as in place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

also used for graft

affix, attach, put together, unite, imp

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What does graft mean?5

verb

1

cause to grow together parts from different plants“graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”

2

place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

noun

1

(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

2

the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

3

the act of grafting something onto something else

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with graft?10

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Graft in a sentence

  • Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.unknown
  • Some people hate graft because they didn't get their share.Dejo
  • Daniel used grafting tape to prevent water from entering the graft.Amastan
  • The graft started expanding in size.Amastan

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Forms of graft

as a noun

plural
grafts

as a verb

past tense
grafted
present participle
grafting
third-person singular
grafts
past participle
grafted