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engrafts

/ɪŋˈɡɹæfts/

engrafts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of engraft.

Meaning of engraft

Verb

engraft (third-person singular simple present engrafts, present participle engrafting, simple past and past participle engrafted)

  1. To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
  2. To fix firmly into place
    • Then the conceit of this inconstant stay
      Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,
      Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay,
      To change your day of youth to sullied night;
      And all in war with Time for love of you,
      As he takes from you, I engraft you new.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 15”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC

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Questions about engrafts

What is engrafts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Engrafts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of engraft.
How do you pronounce engrafts?
Engrafts is pronounced /ɪŋˈɡɹæfts/.

Words near engrafts in the dictionary

  1. engrafter
  2. engrafters
  3. engrafting
  4. engraftment
  5. engraftments
  6. engrafts
  7. engrail
  8. engrailed
  9. engraileds
  10. engrailing
  11. engrailled

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