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    graft - Dictionary definition and meaning for word graft

    Definition
    (noun) (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
    Synonyms : transplant
    Definition
    (noun) the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
    Synonyms : bribery
    Definition
    (noun) the act of grafting something onto something else
    Synonyms : grafting
    Definition
    (verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants
    Synonyms : engraft , ingraft
    Example Sentence
    • graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree
    Definition
    (verb) place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
    Synonyms : transplant
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for graft

a grafted plant is given a part of another plant... so that it grows along with the original plant.. similarly graft means to give money as a bribe...

2300 AD. Doctor is playing video game (gra) about surgery. In another room someone is operated by robot. (controlled by doctor in video game).

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