engraft

engraft

English

Alternative forms

• ingraft
• engraff (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier ingraft, equivalent to en- (“in”) +‎ graft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈɡɹæft/, /ɪŋˈɡɹɑːft/

Verb

engraft (third-person singular simple present engrafts, present participle engrafting, simple past and past participle engrafted)

1. To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
2. To fix firmly into place
   • Sonnet 15, William Shakespeare

     Then the conceit of this inconstant stay

     Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,

     Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay,

     To change your day of youth to sullied night;

     And all in war with Time for love of you,

     As he takes from you, I engraft you new.

Quotations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:engraft.

Translations

To insert, as a scion

Armenian: պատվաստել (hy) (patvastel)

Bulgarian: присаждам (bg) (prisaždam), ашладисвам (bg) (ašladisvam)

Adjective

engraft (comparative more engraft, superlative most engraft)

1. (rare) Engrafted.