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Definition graft in British English

graft verb

verb
/ɡrɑːft/
1

to take a piece of skin or bone etc from one part of someone's body and use it to replace or repair a damaged part of their body

Example

Skin was grafted onto the wound to help it heal.

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1.1

to take a piece from a plant and join it to a cut made in another plant so that it can grow there

Example

The frozen samples will be grafted onto existing trees.

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2

to add something and make it become a part of another thing

Example

Many different peoples have settled here and grafted their own cultures onto native Malaysian culture.

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3

to work very hard

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Definition graft in British English