graft
To insert in a branch or stem of another treeTo insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
» Ziri grafted the medlar onto quince.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(transitive)To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
pfropfen
привива́тьprivivátʹ, приви́тьprivítʹ
(intransitive)To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
pfropfen
(transitive)To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
transplantieren
импланти́роватьimplantírovatʹ
(transitive)To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
(transitive)To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope yarns.
To form a graft polymer
(colloquial, intransitive)To work hard.
To obtain illegal gain from bribery or similar corrupt practices.
- cause to grow together parts from different plants
- place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
Examples
15 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English graffe, from Old French greffe (“stylus”), from Latin graphium (“styluFrom Middle English graffe, from Old French greffe (“stylus”), from Latin graphium (“stylus”), from Ancient Greek γραφείον (grapheíon), from γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”); probably akin to English carve. So named from the resemblance of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Doublet of graphium. Compare graphic, grammar.
Uncertain. Some lexicographers suggest an extended use of Etymology 2, above, expanding from “digging” to work more generally, and from there to dishonest work. Others, however, suggest an extension from Etymology 1, shifting from “a shoot or scion” to the notion of corruption through the idea of excrescence.
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Forms
grafts, grafting, grafted, graftedSynonyms
8 synonyms- cause to grow together parts from different plants:engraftingraft
- place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient:transplant
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle