Illustration of graft
- a scion
- b stock
1
a
: a grafted (see graft entry 2 sense transitive 1) plant
b
c
: the point of insertion of a scion upon a stock
grafted; grafting; grafts
1
a
: to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock
also
: to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft
b
: to propagate (see propagate sense transitive 1) (a plant) by grafting
2
: to implant (living tissue) surgically
3
a
: to join or unite as if by grafting
b
: to attach (a chemical unit) to a main molecular chain
grafter
noun
: the acquisition of gain (such as money) in dishonest or questionable ways
also
: illegal or unfair gain
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Punch graft and excision: A surgery that involves cutting away the scar tissue (excision); sometimes, skin from behind the ear is harvested to replace the scar tissue (punch graft).
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
That should be the start of a longer resetting project to graft upside into this Kraken lineup.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The answers, as the artists traced the beleaguered Lebanese electricity authority’s troubles back more than a century, always had to do with graft and transnational exploitation.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Punch graft and excision: A surgery that involves cutting away the scar tissue (excision); sometimes, skin from behind the ear is harvested to replace the scar tissue (punch graft).
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, its body was grafted from a statue dating to the reign of Claudius (41 to 54 C.E.), the ruler who conquered Britain, according to the statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
That should be the start of a longer resetting project to graft upside into this Kraken lineup.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graft. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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graft
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to insert a twig or bud from one plant into another plant so that they are joined and grow together
b
: to join one thing to another as if by grafting
graft skin over the burn
2
: to gain money or advantage by graft
grafter
noun
graft
2 of 2 noun1
a
: a grafted plant
b
: the point in a plant where a part that is being grafted is inserted
2
: the act of grafting
3
4
a
: the getting of money or advantage by dishonest means through misuse of an official position
exposed graft in the city government
b
: the money or advantage gained
accused of taking graft
Medical Definition
graft
1 of 2 transitive verb
: to implant (living tissue) surgically
grafted a new piece of artery into the ruptured portion of the old artery
: to perform grafting
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