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engraft

en·graft [ in gráft, en gráft ] (past and past participle en·graft·ed, present participle en·graft·ing, 3rd person present singular en·grafts) or in·graft [ in gráft ] (past and past participle in·graft·ed, present participle in·graft·ing, 3rd person present singular in·grafts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. attach something permanently: to attach something permanently to something else by a process resembling grafting

2. implant something permanently: to implant something permanently or deeply in something else

3. graft plant part: to graft a bud or other plant part from one plant onto another ( technical )

4. graft animal tissue: to graft animal tissue from one part of the body onto another part or onto another animal ( technical )


en·graft·ment noun
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