graft
/ɡɹæft/ verb C1- 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.
- To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
- To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
- To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
- To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope yarns.
- To form a graft polymer
He/she/it grafts · Past grafted · Past participle grafted · -ing form grafting
Verb forms
- Base form
- graft
- He/she/it
- grafts
- Past
- grafted
- Past participle
- grafted
- -ing form
- grafting
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“Once, sir, when I was grafting a rose-tree.”
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