View source for engraft

==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|ingraft}}
* {{l|en|engraff}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From earlier {{m|en|ingraft}}, equivalent to {{prefix|en|en|gloss1=in|graft}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ɪŋˈɡɹæft/|/ɪŋˈɡɹɑːft/}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# To insert, as a [[scion]] of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of [[propagation]]; [[graft]] onto a plant
# To [[fix]] firmly into place
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Sonnets|sonnet=15|passage=Then the conceit of this inconstant stay<br>Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,<br>Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay,<br>To change your day of youth to sullied night;<br>And all in war with Time for love of you,<br>As he takes from you, I '''engraft''' you new.}}

====Quotations====
* {{seeCites|en}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|unengrafted}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|To insert, as a [[scion]]}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|պատվաստել}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|[[ялғау]]|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|присаждам}}, {{t+|bg|ашладисвам}}
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===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# {{lb|en|rare}} [[engrafted|Engrafted]].

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aefgnrt|fragnet}}