GRAFT

graft, grafting

(noun) the act of grafting something onto something else

bribery, graft

(noun) the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

graft, transplant

(noun) (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

transplant, graft

(verb) place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

graft, engraft, ingraft

(verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants; “graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Graft (plural Grafts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Graft is the 30863^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 754 individuals. Graft is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

graft (countable and uncountable, plural grafts)

(countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.

(countable) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.

(surgery, countable) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.

Verb

graft (third-person singular simple present grafts, present participle grafting, simple past and past participle grafted)

(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.

(intransitive) To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc, into another; to practice grafting.

(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.

(transitive) To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.

(transitive, nautical) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc, with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.

(chemistry) To form a graft polymer

Synonyms

• (to join as if by grafting): affix, attach, put together, unite; see also join

Etymology 2

Noun

graft (plural grafts)

(obsolete) A ditch, a canal.

The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.

A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.

Etymology 3

Noun

graft (countable and uncountable, plural grafts)

(uncountable) Corruption in official life.

(uncountable) Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.

(uncountable, slang) A criminal’s special branch of practice.

(countable) A con job.

(countable, slang) A cut of the take (money).

(uncountable, US, politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.

(British) (uncountable, colloquial) Work; labor

(British) (countable, colloquial) A job or trade.

(British) (uncountable, colloquial) Effort needed for doing hard work.

Verb

graft (third-person singular simple present grafts, present participle grafting, simple past and past participle grafted)

To work.

To obtain illegal gain from bribery or similar corrupt practices.

Source: Wiktionary

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Graft, n. Etym: [OE. graff, F. greffe, originally the same word as OF. grafe pencil, L. graphium, Gr. carve. So named from the resemblance of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Cf. Graphic, Grammar.] (a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. (b) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot. (c) (Surg.) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.

Graft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grafting.] Etym: [F. greffer. See Graft, n.]

1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. [Formerly written graff.]

2.

(Surg.)

Definition: To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.

3.

Definition: To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union. And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! Pope.

4.

(Naut.)

Definition: To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.

Graft, v. i.

Definition: To insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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