Illustration of graft
- a scion
- b stock
1
a
: a grafted (see graft entry 2 sense transitive 1) plant
b
c
: the point of insertion of a scion upon a stock
grafted; grafting; grafts
1
a
: to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock
also
: to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft
b
: to propagate (see propagate sense transitive 1) (a plant) by grafting
2
: to implant (living tissue) surgically
3
a
: to join or unite as if by grafting
b
: to attach (a chemical unit) to a main molecular chain
grafter
noun
: the acquisition of gain (such as money) in dishonest or questionable ways
also
: illegal or unfair gain
Examples of graft in a Sentence
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Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Since the grafts are taken one by one, there are no visible marks in the donor area.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Building crews are also grafting in the summer heat to erect poles and wires covered with fishing nets – to cover more than 100 miles of Zaporizhzhia’s roads with anti-drone nets, some made from old-fashioned fishing nets.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But opposition lawmakers were highly critical, and believe the program is a way for the government to hide graft.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Since the grafts are taken one by one, there are no visible marks in the donor area.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Still, the trouble with grafting modern assumptions onto distant historical eras is that the two usually mix like oil and water.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Building crews are also grafting in the summer heat to erect poles and wires covered with fishing nets – to cover more than 100 miles of Zaporizhzhia’s roads with anti-drone nets, some made from old-fashioned fishing nets.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graft. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
graft
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to insert a twig or bud from one plant into another plant so that they are joined and grow together
b
: to join one thing to another as if by grafting
graft skin over the burn
2
: to gain money or advantage by graft
grafter
noun
graft
2 of 2 noun1
a
: a grafted plant
b
: the point in a plant where a part that is being grafted is inserted
2
: the act of grafting
3
4
a
: the getting of money or advantage by dishonest means through misuse of an official position
exposed graft in the city government
b
: the money or advantage gained
accused of taking graft
Medical Definition
graft
1 of 2 transitive verb
: to implant (living tissue) surgically
grafted a new piece of artery into the ruptured portion of the old artery
: to perform grafting
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