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Graft

Verb / græft / Another word for graft — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Graft means to take a part of one plant and attach it to another plant so that it grows.

Synonyms & similar words

engraft ingraft grafting transplant bribery attach implant transplant unite combine join connect merge splice blend fuse incorporate intermingle integrate mix meld consolidate harmonize interweave interlace

Synonyms by register

Formal

transplant implantation grafting transplantation

Informal

join attach connect fuse

Literary

graftage grafting

Antonyms

disconnection separation division detachment severance parting

Common collocations

  • skin graft
  • bone graft
  • corneal graft
  • coronary artery bypass graft
  • graft a branch
  • graft a scion
  • political graft

Word family

noun graft
verb graft
adjective grafted

Usage note

The term 'graft' can refer to both a surgical procedure to attach tissue or an organ, and to illicit or corrupt practices, especially in politics. Context is crucial for understanding the intended meaning.

Example sentences

  1. The gardener will graft the rose bush to the old tree.
  2. I have never tried to graft a plant before.
  3. The horticulturist will graft a branch from a fruit tree onto the rootstock.
  4. The arborist will graft the sapling to the stronger tree.
  5. The landscaper will graft the pine tree to the oak tree.

Quotes

  • There's no graft, no corruption, no cronyism in the military. - Joe Wilson
  • Agriculture is an engineering discipline, and it's got to be practiced at the highest level if you're going to feed 7.5 billion people. And we're not practicing at the highest level. We're practicing at the level of graft and corruption. - Joel Salatin
  • No democracy has ever long survived the grafting of a private interest upon a public functionary. - John Jay Chapman

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