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[noun] the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
[noun] (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
[verb] in surgery
[verb] cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
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(a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
(b) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
(c) (Surg.) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
\Graft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grafted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grafting}.] [F. greffer. See {Graft}, n.] 1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. [Formerly written {graff}.] 2. (Surg.) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union. 3. To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union. And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! --Pope. 4. (Naut.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.
\Graft\, v. i. To insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
\Graft\, n. [Prob. orig. so called because illegitimate or improper profit was looked upon as a graft, or sort of excrescence, on a legitimate business undertaking, in distinction from its natural proper development.] 1. Acquisition of money, position, etc., by dishonest or unjust means, as by actual theft or by taking advantage of a public office or any position of trust or employment to obtain fees, perquisites, profits on contracts, legislation, pay for work not done or service not performed, etc.; illegal or unfair practice for profit or personal advantage; also, anything thus gained. [Colloq.] 2. A ``soft thing'' or ``easy thing;'' a ``snap.'' [Slang]
Synonyms for graft
bribery, engraft, grafting, ingraft, transplant, transplant
See also: affixation | allograft | animal tissue | attachment | autograft | commercial bribery | conjoin | enter | felony | heterograft | homograft | infix | insert | introduce | join | move | xenograft |
Related terms: affix, annex, boodling, boosting, campaign fund, cement, cinch, clinch, grafting, gyp, hot goods, infixion, liberation, penetration, pickings, pork barrel, put to, set, set to, splice, subornation, theft
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Let's analyse "graft" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TFARG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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graft: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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