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
noun, as in the act of grafting something onto something else
verb, as in cause to grow together parts from different plants
verb, as in place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
also used for graft
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What does graft mean?5
verb
cause to grow together parts from different plants“graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
noun
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
the act of grafting something onto something else
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with graft?10
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