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transplanted

transplanted is the simple past and past participle of transplant.

Meaning of transplant

Verb

transplant (third-person singular simple present transplants, present participle transplanting, simple past and past participle transplanted)

  1. (transitive) To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
    • Vanilla itself was transplanted from Madagascar, the main source of the spice, to Polynesia a century ago.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 242
  2. (transitive) To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
    • But after half a year the Russian Government prohibited its circulation, and as a consequence the paper ceased to appear. He then went to Tschernowitz and started a Folksblatt. Upon the advice of a friend he transplanted his paper to Jassy, Roumania.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 448
  3. (transitive) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.

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Questions about transplanted

What is transplanted the simple past and past participle of?
Transplanted is the simple past and past participle of transplant.

Words near transplanted in the dictionary

  1. transplantable
  2. transplantation
  3. transplantations
  4. transplantectomies
  5. transplantectomy
  6. transplanted
  7. transplantee
  8. transplantees
  9. transplanter
  10. transplanters
  11. transplanting

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