graft

noun
UK: /ɡrɑːft/
US: /ɡræft/

  1. The act of joining parts from two living plants together so they grow as one.

    1. The gardener used graft to grow different apples.
    2. Successful graft requires matching cambium layers for vascular connection.

  2. An illegal or unfair advantage a person gets from their position, especially involving money.

    1. The mayor was accused of graft and corruption.
    2. The investigation uncovered widespread graft within the government agency.

  3. A piece of healthy tissue that is transplanted to replace damaged tissue.

    1. He needs a skin graft after the burn.
    2. The successful skin graft helped heal the severe burn wound quickly.

Synonyms

corruption bribery transplant implant
graft verb

  1. To insert a part of one plant into another so that it grows there.

    1. They graft apple trees in spring.
    2. Skilled gardeners graft different varieties onto a single rootstock.

  2. To obtain something illegally or unfairly by using one's position or influence.

    1. He was grafting money from the project.
    2. The official was accused of grafting funds intended for public works.

  3. To transplant living tissue as a surgical implant.

    1. Doctors will graft skin to his arm.
    2. Surgeons grafted a vein to bypass the blocked artery to improve blood flow.
graft transitive-verb

  1. To establish, integrate, or incorporate something (an idea or element) into something else.

    1. We graft ideas into a plan.
    2. The company grafted new technologies into their existing business model.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "graft" in English means: The act of joining parts from two living plants together so they grow as one., An illegal or unfair advantage a person gets from their position, especially involving money., A piece of healthy tissue that is transplanted to replace damaged tissue..

The phonetic transcription of "graft" is /ɡrɑːft/ in British English and /ɡræft/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "graft": corruption, bribery, transplant, implant.

Example usage of "graft": "The gardener used graft to grow different apples.". More examples on the page.