graft
US /ɡræft/
UK /ɡræft/
1.
a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically
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The surgeon performed a skin graft to cover the burn.
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The bone graft was successful, and the patient is recovering well.
2.
practices, especially bribery, used to secure illicit gains in politics or business; corruption
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The politician was accused of taking graft.
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The investigation uncovered widespread graft within the city council.
1.
to transplant (living tissue) as a graft
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They will graft skin from his thigh to his arm.
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The gardener carefully grafted the new branch onto the old tree.
2.
to attach or incorporate (something) as a part of something else, typically in a way that is difficult to separate
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He tried to graft his ideas onto the existing plan.
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The new regulations were grafted onto the old legal framework.