adj
Meaning 1
Engrafted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
engraft
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪŋˈɡɹæft/
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/ɪŋˈɡɹɑːft/
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rhymes with -æft
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rhymes with -ɑːft
verb
Meaning 2
To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To fix firmly into place
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
fix or set securely or deeply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
- The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: implant, embed, imbed, plant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insert, infix, enter, introduce
Narrower terms: pot, nest, bury, sink
verb
Meaning 5
cause to grow together parts from different plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: graft, ingraft
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: join, conjoin
History
Etymology
From earlier ingraft, equivalent to en- (“in”) + graft.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: պատվաստել (patvastel) — To insert, as a scion
- Bashkir: ялғау (yalğaw) — To insert, as a scion
- Bulgarian: присаждам (prisaždam) — To insert, as a scion
- Bulgarian: ашладисвам (ašladisvam) — To insert, as a scion