Synonyms for graft
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
- n. 1
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
Related words
- Word family
- graft-versus-host graftproof
Example sentences
- unite Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.
- transplant Tom's body seems to be accepting the transplant.
- implant The cochlea implant is a technically ingenious device.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| graft | steady | |
| unite | falling | |
| inosculate | steady | |
| transplant | rising | |
| implant | rising | |
| engraft | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- imp1
- 4 letters
- join1, knit1
- 5 letters
- shoot1, fraud1, unite2, scion2, affix2
- 6 letters
- attach2, clinch1, fasten2
- 7 letters
- implant2, bribery3, engraft
- 10 letters
- corruption3, transplant2, inosculate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unite2 = 2 syllables).