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engraft

Other forms: engrafted; engrafting; engrafts

Definitions of engraft
  1. verb
    fix or set securely or deeply
    synonyms: embed, imbed, implant, plant
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    types:
    pot
    plant in a pot
    nest
    fit together or fit inside
    bury, sink
    embed deeply
    repot
    put in a new, usually larger, pot
    countersink, set
    insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
    type of:
    enter, infix, insert, introduce
    put or introduce into something
  2. verb
    cause to grow together parts from different plants
    synonyms: graft, ingraft
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    type of:
    conjoin, join
    make contact or come together
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