engraft

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Etymology

From earlier ingraft, equivalent to en- (in) +‎ graft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪŋˈɡɹæft/, /ɪŋˈɡɹɑːft/

Verb

engraft (third-person singular simple present engrafts, present participle engrafting, simple past and past participle engrafted)

  1. To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
  2. To fix firmly into place

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Adjective

engraft (comparative more engraft, superlative most engraft)

  1. (rare) Engrafted.

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