1. graft - Noun
2. graft - Verb
3. Graft - Proper noun
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.
To insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe, we graft into our very soul. Mary Renault
Every law that was ever written opened up a new way to graft. Robert A. Heinlein
I was performing skin grafts and became interested in why skin wouldn't graft permanently. Joseph Murray
Put your head down and work hard. Never wait for things to happen, make them happen for yourself through hard graft and not giving up. Gordon Ramsay
The fault of many of our artists and intellectuals lies in their original sin: they are not true revolutionaries. We can try to graft the elm tree so that it will bear pears, but at the same time we must plant pear trees. New generations will come that will be free of original sin. Che Guevara
I have been espousing for transparency in government to curb graft and corruption. I filed this bill on waiver on bank secrecy in 2010 and continuously pursues this advocacy in the Senate. Francis Escudero