Synonyms for engraft

Most common

plant · implant · embed · graft · infuse · inculcate · inoculate · infix

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant

Related words

Word family

engraftment

Other spellings

ingraft

Forms

Past participle

engrafted
e.g. engrafted → implanted, planted, embedded, grafted…

Example sentences

• plant Friendship is a plant which must be often watered.
• implant The cochlea implant is a technically ingenious device.
• embed How can I embed the debt clock on my Web site?
• graft Some people hate graft because they didn't get their share.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

plant¹, graft¹, embed², infix

6 letters

infuse²

7 letters

implant²

9 letters

inculcate³, inoculate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (embed² = 2 syllables).