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| 1. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage | |
| Synonyms: | bribery | |
| Related terms: | felony commercial_bribery bribe | |
| 2. | [ 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 | |
| Related terms: | animal_tissue autograft homograft heterograft surgery | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (surgery) be transplantable | |
| Synonyms: | transplant | |
| Examples: | "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" |
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| Related terms: | be insert transplant transplant move | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to grow together parts from different plants | |
| Synonyms: | ingraft engraft | |
| Examples: | "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" |
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| Related terms: | join | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 28942 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act of grafting something onto something else | |
| Synonyms: | grafting | |
| Related terms: | attachment transplant | |
| Similar spelling: |
Grafton grafting grifter griffith Griffeth graffito graffiti grivet |
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