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Definitions for engraft
ɛnˈgræft, -ˈgrɑften·graft
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Princeton's WordNet
graft, engraft, ingraftverb
cause to grow together parts from different plants
"graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plantverb
fix or set securely or deeply
"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
Wiktionary
engraftverb
To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
engraftverb
To fix firmly into place
engraftadjective
Engrafted.
Etymology: From earlier ingraft, equivalent to.
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engraft
To engraft is to implant or insert an idea, principle, or attribute into a person's mind, character, or behavior. It can also refer to the process of inserting a shoot or bud of one plant into a different plant in order to form a new plant through the method of grafting. In medicine, it refers to the process of transplanting tissue or an organ from one body to another or from one area to another within the same body.
Webster Dictionary
Engraftverb
see Ingraft
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Engraft
en-graft′, Ingraft, in-, v.t. to graft (a shoot of one tree) into another: to introduce something: to fix deeply.—ns. Engraftā′tion, act of engrafting: Engraft′ment, engrafting: the thing engrafted: a scion.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of engraft in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of engraft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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