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Added 9 October 2026

engraft

/ɪŋˈɡɹæft/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about engraft at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

adjective

Engrafted.

Origin

From earlier ingraft, equivalent to en- (“in”) + graft.

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