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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024graft1 /græft/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Botanya bud or small shoot of a plant placed into a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or trunk of another plant in which it continues to grow.
- Surgerya portion of living tissue removed during a medical operation from one part of an individual to another part, or from one individual to another individual.
v. [~ + object] - Botanyto insert (a graft) into a tree or other plant;
insert a shoot of (one plant) into another plant. - Surgeryto transplant (a portion of living tissue) as a graft.
graft•er, n. [countable]graft2 /græft/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the obtaining of money or advantage by dishonest or unfair means, esp. through the abuse of one's position or influence, as in politics.
- the money or advantage so acquired.
graft•er, n. [countable]] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024graft1 (graft, gräft),USA pronunciation n. - Botany[Hort.]
- a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
- the plant resulting from such an operation;
the united stock and scion. - the place where the scion is inserted.
- Surgerya portion of living tissue surgically transplanted from one part of an individual to another, or from one individual to another, for its adhesion and growth.
- an act of grafting.
v.t. - Botanyto insert (a graft) into a tree or other plant;
insert a scion of (one plant) into another plant. - Botanyto cause (a plant) to reproduce through grafting.
- Surgeryto transplant (a portion of living tissue, as of skin or bone) as a graft.
- to attach as if by grafting:an absurdity grafted onto an otherwise coherent body of thought.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto cover (a rope) with a weaving of rope yarn.
v.i. - to insert scions from one plant into another.
- to become grafted.
- Greek grapheion, derivative of gráphein to write; so called from the resemblance of the point of a (cleft) graft to a stylus
- Late Latin graphium hunting knife (Latin: stylus)
- Old French graife, greffe, graffe
- earlier graff, Middle English graffe, craffe 1350–1400
graft′er, n. - 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged implant, transplant, plant, join, adhere.
graft2 (graft, gräft),USA pronunciation n. - the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, esp. through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- a particular instance, method, or means of thus acquiring gain or advantage.
- the gain or advantage acquired.
- British Termswork;
labor. v.t. - to obtain by graft.
v.i. - to practice graft.
- perh. special use of graft1 1855–60
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