Engraft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to grow together parts from different plants

fix or set securely or deeply

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋɡɹˈæft/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛŋɡɹˈaft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛŋɡɹˈaft/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋɡɹˈæft/.

Examples

graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree
He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ingraft graft embed imbed implant plant

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to grow together parts from different plants “graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”
verb	fix or set securely or deeply “He planted a knee in the back of his opponent”

Word Forms

graft	noun	the act of grafting something onto something else
grafting	noun	the act of grafting something onto something else
implantation	noun	(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
implant	noun	a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
planting	noun	the act of fixing firmly in place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einprägen

dazu führen, dass Teile verschiedener Pflanzen zusammenwachsen

🇫🇷French

greffer

faire pousser ensemble des parties de différentes plantes

🇪🇸Spanish

poner en otro sitio

hacer crecer juntas partes de diferentes plantas

🇮🇹Italian

innestare

far crescere insieme parti di piante diverse

🇳🇱Dutch

enten

veroorzaken om delen van verschillende planten samen te laten groeien

🇵🇹Portuguese

enxertar

fazer crescer juntas partes de plantas diferentes

🇷🇺Russian

прививать

вызывать сращивание частей разных растений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टीका लगाना

विभिन्न पौधों के हिस्सों को एक साथ उगाने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

খোদাই

বিভিন্ন গাছপালা থেকে অংশ একসঙ্গে বৃদ্ধি কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பொறித்தல்

வெவ்வேறு தாவரங்களின் பாகங்கள் ஒன்றாக வளர காரணமாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చెక్కడం

వివిధ మొక్కల నుండి భాగాలు కలిసి పెరగడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

कोरीव काम

वेगवेगळ्या वनस्पतींचे भाग एकत्र वाढण्यास कारणीभूत ठरतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોતરણી

વિવિધ છોડના ભાગોને એકસાથે ઉગાડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆತ್ತನೆ

ವಿವಿಧ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬೆಳೆಯಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊത്തുപണി

വിവിധ സസ്യങ്ങളുടെ ഭാഗങ്ങൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് വളരാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਕਰੀ

ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਵਧਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقش کرنا

مختلف پودوں کے حصوں کو ایک ساتھ بڑھنے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灌输

使不同植物的部分生长在一起

🇯🇵Japanese

生着する

異なる植物の部分が一緒に成長する原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

합치다

서로 다른 식물의 일부가 함께 자라도록 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghép

nguyên nhân để cùng nhau phát triển các bộ phận của các cây khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

การปลูกถ่าย

ทำให้เกิดการแตกตัวจากพืชต่างๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menanamkan

menyebabkan tumbuh bersama bagian-bagian dari tanaman yang berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

ukit

dahilan upang tumubo nang magkakasama ang mga bahagi mula sa iba't ibang halaman

🇲🇾Malay

mengukir

menyebabkan tumbuh bersama bahagian daripada tumbuhan yang berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدبر

التسبب في نمو أجزاء من نباتات مختلفة معًا

🇮🇷Persian

پیوند زدن

باعث می شود تا قسمت هایی از گیاهان مختلف با هم رشد کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

aşılamak

farklı bitkilerden parçaların bir arada büyümesine neden olur

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