engraft

[ en-graft, -grahft ]

/ ɛnˈgræft, -ˈgrɑft /

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verb (used with object)

Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation: to engraft a peach on a plum.

verb (used without object)

Surgery. (of living tissue) to become grafted.

Also ingraft.

Origin of engraft

First recorded in 1575–85; en-¹ + graft¹

OTHER WORDS FROM engraft

en·graf·ta·tion, en·graft·ment, noun

Words nearby engraft

Englishwoman, English yew, englut, engorge, engr., engraft, engrail, engrailed, engrain, engrained, engram

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Example sentences from the Web for engraft

Trembley next undertook to engraft one individual upon another!
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur
Mr. Lawrence could not conceive how gentlemen meant to engraft the amendments into the constitution.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
Our earlier term inoculate originally meant to graft, and, in fact, engraft was also used in this sense.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
They began now to engraft on the crab-apple tree, which was found indigenous.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell

We have to engraft on despotism those blessings which are the natural fruits of liberty.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for engraft

engraft

ingraft

/ (ɪnˈɡrɑːft) /

verb (tr)

to graft (a shoot, bud, etc) onto a stock

to incorporate in a firm or permanent way; implantthey engrafted their principles into the document

Derived forms of engraft

engraftation, ingraftation, engraftment or ingraftment, noun

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单词	engraft
释义	engraft [ en-graft, -grahft ] / ɛnˈgræft, -ˈgrɑft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR engraft ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation: to engraft a peach on a plum. verb (used without object) Surgery. (of living tissue) to become grafted. Also ingraft. Origin of engraft First recorded in 1575–85; en-¹ + graft¹ OTHER WORDS FROM engraft en·graf·ta·tion, en·graft·ment, noun Words nearby engraft Englishwoman, English yew, englut, engorge, engr., engraft, engrail, engrailed, engrain, engrained, engram Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for engraft Trembley next undertook to engraft one individual upon another! The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.\|E. Rameur Mr. Lawrence could not conceive how gentlemen meant to engraft the amendments into the constitution. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)\|Thomas Hart Benton Our earlier term inoculate originally meant to graft, and, in fact, engraft was also used in this sense. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley They began now to engraft on the crab-apple tree, which was found indigenous. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia\|Charles Campbell We have to engraft on despotism those blessings which are the natural fruits of liberty. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay British Dictionary definitions for engraft engraft ingraft / (ɪnˈɡrɑːft) / verb (tr) to graft (a shoot, bud, etc) onto a stock to incorporate in a firm or permanent way; implantthey engrafted their principles into the document Derived forms of engraft engraftation, ingraftation, engraftment or ingraftment, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to engraft inspire, engender, disseminate, inculcate, inject, impart, diffuse, imbue, program, impregnate, suffuse, insert, interject, indoctrinate, inseminate, impress, brainwash, insinuate, intermix, propagandize
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engraft

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of engraft

OTHER WORDS FROM engraft

Words nearby engraft

Example sentences from the Web for engraft

British Dictionary definitions for engraft

ingraft

verb (tr)

Derived forms of engraft

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