ingraft

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A form of engraft — To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbingraft (third-person singular simple present ingrafts, present participle ingrafting, simple past and past participle ingrafted)

present singular third person ingrafts · participle present ingrafting · participle past ingrafted · past ingrafted · alternative ingraff

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of engraft.

    The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus, and naturally partook of its character.

    1902, John Lord, Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII
    2 more examples

    "Why, everything about the colonel seems so seated, so ingrafted in his nature, so--so very self-satisfied, that I am afraid it would be a difficult task to take the first step in amendment--to convince him of its necessity?

    1852, James Fenimore Cooper, Precaution

    In fact, all physical weakness, if ingrafted in either parent, is transmitted from parents to offspring[…].

    1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to grow together parts from different plants

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APA

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MLA

“ingraft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingraft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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