grafting

Definitions

The horticultural technique of joining a shoot or bud from one plant onto the stem or root of another so they grow as a single organism.

The surgical procedure of transplanting living tissue, such as skin or bone, from one part of the body to another or from one individual to another.

The act of acquiring money or advantage through dishonest or unfair means, especially by abusing one's position of power.

Examples

The gardener demonstrated the delicate process of grafting a branch from a pear tree onto a rootstock.

Surgeons are currently researching new methods of skin grafting to improve recovery times for burn victims.

Synonyms

transplanting implanting inserting fusing joining uniting attaching

Antonyms

separating detaching severing dividing disconnecting removing excising