English verb: engraft | |||
1. | engraft (contact) cause to grow together parts from different plants | ||
Samples | Graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree. | ||
Synonyms | graft, ingraft | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conjoin, join | ||
2. | engraft (contact) fix or set securely or deeply | ||
Samples | He planted a knee in the back of his opponent. The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum. | ||
Synonyms | embed, imbed, implant, plant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enter, infix, insert, introduce | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bury, nest, pot, sink | ||