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transplant

trans·plant

transplant

 
parts of speech:
transitive verb, noun
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part of speech: transitive verb
pronunciation: traens plaent
inflections: transplants, transplanting, transplanted
definition 1: to uproot and replant in another place.
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remove
definition 2: to move or resettle (people) in another place.
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remove
definition 3: to surgically remove body tissue or a body organ and reattach it elsewhere on the same body or, esp., as a replacement on another body.
similar words:
graft
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part of speech: noun
pronunciation: traens plaent
definition 1: the act or process of transplanting.
definition 2: something or someone that is transplanted.
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derivations: transplantable (adj.), transplantation (n.), transplanter (n.)
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