graft 1 (gr ft)v. graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts v.tr. 1. a. To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact. b. To join (a plant or plants) by such union. 2. To transplant or implant (living tissue, for example) surgically into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect. 3. To join or unite closely: graft new customs onto old. v.intr. 1. To make a graft. 2. To be or become joined. n. 1. a. A detached shoot or bud united or to be united with a growing plant. b. The union or point of union of a detached shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or attachment. c. A plant produced by such union. 2. a. Material, especially living tissue or an organ, surgically attached to or inserted into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect. b. The procedure of implanting or transplanting such material. c. The configuration or condition resulting from such a procedure. [Middle English graften, alteration of graffen, probably from Old French grafier, from graffe, stylus, graft (from its shape), from Latin graphium, stylus; see graffito. N., Middle English grafte, alteration of graffe, from Old French.] graft  er n. |
| graft 2 (grft) n. 1. Unscrupulous use of one's position to derive profit or advantages; extortion. 2. Money or an advantage gained or yielded by unscrupulous means. tr. & intr.v. graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts To gain by or practice unscrupulous use of one's position. [Origin unknown.] graft er n. |
graft 1
Noun
1. Surgery a piece of tissue transplanted to an area of the body in need of the tissue
2. a small piece of tissue from one plant that is joined to another plant so that they grow together as one
Verb
1. to transplant (tissue) to an area of the body in need of the tissue
2. to join (part of one plant) onto another plant so that they grow together as one
3. to attach or incorporate: to graft Japanese production methods onto the American talent for innovation [Greek graphein to write]
graft 2
Noun
1. Brit informal hard work
2. the practice of obtaining money by taking advantage of one's position
Verb
Informal to work hard [origin unknown]
| graft (grft) Noun 1. A shoot or bud of one plant that is inserted into or joined to the stem, branch, or root of another plant so that the two grow together as a single plant. Grafts are used to strengthen or repair plants, create dwarf trees, produce seedless fruit, and increase fruit yields without requiring plants to mature from seeds. Verb 1. To join a graft to another plant. 2. To transplant or implant a graft. |   top: whip grafting; bottom: cleft grafting |
Graft of tree surgeons—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  graft - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipientanimal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals autograft, autoplasty - tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms" allograft, homograft - tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft heterograft, xenograft - tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" |
| 2. |  graft - the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantagefelony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson) barratry - the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery commercial bribery - bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction | |
| 3. | graft - the act of grafting something onto something else affixation, attachment - the act of attaching or affixing something | |
| Verb | 1. | graft - cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" |
| 2. | graft - place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient |
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Translations
graft [grɑːft] n (Agr) → (Pfropf)reis nt;
(Med) → Transplantat nt;
(Brit) (inf) (hard work) → Schufterei f;
(bribery) → Schiebung f
vt to graft (onto) (Agr) → (auf)pfropfen (auf +acc);
v graft [graːft]
to fix (skin, bone etc) from one part of the body on to or into another part of the body The doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg on to her back. oorplant طَعْم، تَطْعيم присаждам transplantovat transplantere transplantieren μεταμοσχεύω injertar, hacer un injerto siirdama پیوند زدن siirtää greffer לְהַשׁתִיל प्रतिरोपण presaditi, transplantirati átültet (testszövetet) mencangkokkan græða innestare, trapiantare 移植する 이식하다 persodinti (audinį) transplantēt (audus) menggraf transplanteren, overplanten transplantere przeszczepiać enxertar a grefa, a transplanta пересаживать кожу, кость transplantovať transplantirati kalemiti transplantera การปลูกถ่ายอวัยวะ aşılamak, yamamak 移植 пересаджувати, імплантувати قلم ، پیوند لگانا ghép 移植
n
a piece of skin, bone etc which is grafted a skin graft. weefseloorplanting رُقْعَه присадка transplantát transplantat das Transplantat μόσχευμα injerto siirdelund پیوند siirre greffe שֶׁתֶל कलम transplantat átültetés cangkokan ágræðsluskinn/-bein, græðlingur innesto, trapianto 移植組織片 이식(편) persodintas audinys (audu) transplantācija graf transplantaat transplantasjon przeszczep enxerto grefă пересадка кожи, кости transplantát presadek kalem transplanterad vävnad, transplantat เนื้อเยื่อ yama 移植物 імплантат جلد ، ہڈی وغیرہ کا ٹکڑہ جسے پیوند کے طور پر استعمال کیا گیا ہو cành ghép 移植物
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