trans·plant
ˌtran(t)s-ˈplant 
transplanted; transplanting; transplants
1
: to lift and reset (a plant) in another soil or situation
2
: to remove from one place or context and settle or introduce elsewhere : relocate
3
: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
: to tolerate being transplanted
does not transplant as well as other varieties
trans·plant
ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant
1
a
: a person or thing that is transplanted
b
: a manufacturing plant set up locally by a foreign automobile company to save on shipping costs
bumpers shipped to a Japanese transplant in the U.S.
2
: the act or process of transplanting
Examples of transplant in a Sentence
Verb
She carefully transplanted the seedlings.
The bush was transplanted to a different part of the garden.
Doctors transplanted one of his kidneys into his sister.
a recipient of a transplanted heart
The group transplanted the beavers to another part of the state.
She is a New Yorker who recently transplanted to the West Coast.
Noun
The heart transplant was successful.
He is going to need a liver transplant.
The doctors are trying to keep him alive until a liver can be found for transplant.
The patient's body rejected the transplant.
She received a bone marrow transplant from an unknown donor.
She's a Southern transplant who now lives in New York.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
After six weeks, the cutting should be well-rooted enough to transplant into a new, separate pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The study helpfully noted that the impact was especially great with Black audiences — an important distinction as Black patients are often overrepresented on transplant waiting lists and underrepresented with donors.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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Verb
There’s an American transplanted in Italy behind Milan’s newest fitness address, which adds to the city’s recent resurgence of wellness destinations.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
After six weeks, the cutting should be well-rooted enough to transplant into a new, separate pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The reality star said his doctors warned that a transplant is his only chance of survival.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The study helpfully noted that the impact was especially great with Black audiences — an important distinction as Black patients are often overrepresented on transplant waiting lists and underrepresented with donors.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Transplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transplant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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transplant
1 of 2 verb
trans·plant
tran(t)s-ˈplant
1
: to dig up and plant in another soil or situation
transplant seedlings
2
: to remove from one place and settle or introduce elsewhere
transplanted beavers to other parts of the state
a New Yorker transplanted to the West coast
3
: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
transplant
2 of 2 noun
trans·plant
ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant
1
: something or someone transplanted
2
: the act or process of transplanting
Medical Definition
transplant
1 of 2 transitive verb
trans·plant
tran(t)s-ˈplant
: to transfer from one place to another
especially
: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
transplant
2 of 2 noun
trans·plant
ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant
1
: something (as an organ or part) that is transplanted
2
: the act or process of transplanting : transplantation
performed a kidney transplant
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