what does engraft mean?
ENGRAFT as VERB
- Meaning
- fix or set securely or deeply
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- He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
- The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
Hypernyms(s) engraft is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to grow together parts from different plants
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- graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree
Hypernyms(s) engraft is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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