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en·graft
(ĕn-grăft′)v. en·graft·ed, en·graft·ing, en·grafts
v.tr.
1. To plant firmly; establish.
2. Archaic To graft (a scion) onto or into another plant.
v.intr.
Medicine To become successfully incorporated in the host body. Used of a transplanted tissue.
en·graft′ment n.
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engraft
(ɪnˈɡrɑːft) oringraft
vb (tr)
1. (Horticulture) to graft (a shoot, bud, etc) onto a stock
2. to incorporate in a firm or permanent way; implant: they engrafted their principles into the document.
ˌengrafˈtation, ˌingrafˈtation, enˈgraftment, inˈgraftment n
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en•graft
(ɛnˈgræft, -ˈgrɑft)v.t.
1. to graft from one plant to another for propagation: to engraft a peach on a plum.
2. to implant surgically.
[1575–85]
en`graf•ta′tion, en•graft′ment, n.
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engraft
Past participle: engrafted
Gerund: engrafting
| Imperative |
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| engraft |
| engraft |
| Present |
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| I engraft |
| you engraft |
| he/she/it engrafts |
| we engraft |
| you engraft |
| they engraft |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I engrafted |
| you engrafted |
| he/she/it engrafted |
| we engrafted |
| you engrafted |
| they engrafted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am engrafting |
| you are engrafting |
| he/she/it is engrafting |
| we are engrafting |
| you are engrafting |
| they are engrafting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have engrafted |
| you have engrafted |
| he/she/it has engrafted |
| we have engrafted |
| you have engrafted |
| they have engrafted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was engrafting |
| you were engrafting |
| he/she/it was engrafting |
| we were engrafting |
| you were engrafting |
| they were engrafting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had engrafted |
| you had engrafted |
| he/she/it had engrafted |
| we had engrafted |
| you had engrafted |
| they had engrafted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will engraft |
| you will engraft |
| he/she/it will engraft |
| we will engraft |
| you will engraft |
| they will engraft |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have engrafted |
| you will have engrafted |
| he/she/it will have engrafted |
| we will have engrafted |
| you will have engrafted |
| they will have engrafted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be engrafting |
| you will be engrafting |
| he/she/it will be engrafting |
| we will be engrafting |
| you will be engrafting |
| they will be engrafting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been engrafting |
| you have been engrafting |
| he/she/it has been engrafting |
| we have been engrafting |
| you have been engrafting |
| they have been engrafting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been engrafting |
| you will have been engrafting |
| he/she/it will have been engrafting |
| we will have been engrafting |
| you will have been engrafting |
| they will have been engrafting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been engrafting |
| you had been engrafting |
| he/she/it had been engrafting |
| we had been engrafting |
| you had been engrafting |
| they had been engrafting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would engraft |
| you would engraft |
| he/she/it would engraft |
| we would engraft |
| you would engraft |
| they would engraft |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have engrafted |
| you would have engrafted |
| he/she/it would have engrafted |
| we would have engrafted |
| you would have engrafted |
| they would have engrafted |
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Verb 1. engraft - cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
2. engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
pot - plant in a pot; "He potted the palm"
nest - fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"
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Translations
engraft
vt
(Bot) → aufpfropfen (→ into, on, upon auf +acc)
(fig geh) principles → verankern (→ into in +dat)
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