Graft

Pronunciation: /ˈɡræft/

Graft (noun)

  1. a piece of a plant attached to another plant to grow together
  2. money or advantage gained through dishonest or illegal means
  3. hard work or effort, especially physical work

Examples

  • The gardener explained the process of graft to the students.
  • Graft can improve the quality of fruit trees.

Common collocations: graft technique, successful graft, political graft, graft scandal, hard graft

Graft (verb)

  1. to join a piece of one plant to another plant so they grow together
  2. to add something in a dishonest or illegal way

Examples

  • They decided to graft the new variety onto the old rootstock.
  • You can graft roses to create unique blooms.

Synonyms of Graft

Neutral

Formal

Antonyms of Graft

  • opposite of inserting or attaching