CEFR C2 — Proficiency

Graft

Definition

(formal, technical) To join or unite a part of one plant onto the root system of another plant, especially to produce a new plant with desirable qualities; to take a part of a living tissue or organ and transplant it into another part of the body or into another individual. In a broader sense, to join or unite two things, especially in a way that is not natural or expected.

Example Sentences

1The horticulturist carefully grafted the scion onto the rootstock to create a new hybrid species.

2Is it possible to graft a piece of bone from one part of the body onto another to repair a damaged joint?

3The artist's use of disparate materials was an attempt to graft the organic with the synthetic, challenging traditional notions of beauty.

4In a bold experiment, the scientists tried to graft human skin cells onto a robotic limb to create a more lifelike prosthetic.

5There is a long history of attempting to graft Western philosophical ideas onto non-Western cultural contexts, often with mixed results.

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