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  (grăft) pronunciation

v., graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts.

v.tr.
    1. To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact.
    2. To join (a plant or plants) by such union.
  1. To transplant or implant (living tissue, for example) surgically into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
  2. To join or unite closely: graft new customs onto old.
v.intr.
  1. To make a graft.
  2. To be or become joined.
n.
    1. A detached shoot or bud united or to be united with a growing plant.
    2. The union or point of union of a detached shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or attachment.
    3. A plant produced by such union.
    1. Material, especially living tissue or an organ, surgically attached to or inserted into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
    2. The procedure of implanting or transplanting such material.
    3. The configuration or condition resulting from such a procedure.

[Middle English graften, alteration of graffen, probably from Old French grafier, from graffe, stylus, graft (from its shape), from Latin graphium, stylus. See graffito. N., Middle English grafte, alteration of graffe, from Old French.]

grafter graft'er n.
graft2 (grăft) pronunciation
n.
  1. Unscrupulous use of one's position to derive profit or advantages; extortion.
  2. Money or an advantage gained or yielded by unscrupulous means.
tr. & intr.v., graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts.

To gain by or practice unscrupulous use of one's position.

[Origin unknown.]

grafter graft'er n.
 
 

Fraudulent obtaining of public money by the corruption of public officials; money used fraudulently as a payoff; dishonest advantage that one person by reason of his position, influence, or trust acquires from another.

 
Thesaurus: graft

noun

    Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior: bribe, fix, payola. Informal payoff. Slang boodle. See crimes, money, persuasion/dissuasion.

 

n

A slip or portion of tissue used for implantation. See also donor site; recipient site.

 

Some methods of grafting: (1) simple splice graft, showing cut surfaces of stock and scion and the …
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Some methods of grafting: (1) simple splice graft, showing cut surfaces of stock and scion and the … (credit: © Merriam-Webster Inc.)
In horticulture, the act of placing a portion of one plant (called a bud or scion) into or on a stem, root, or branch of another (called the stock) in such a way that a union forms and the partners continue to grow. Grafting is used for various purposes: to repair injured trees, produce dwarf trees and shrubs, strengthen plants' resistance to certain diseases, retain varietal characteristics, adapt varieties to adverse soil or climatic conditions, ensure pollination, produce multifruited or multiflowered plants, and propagate certain species (such as hybrid roses) that can be propagated in no other way. In theory, any two plants that are closely related botanically and that have a continuous cambium can be grafted. Grafts between species of the same genus are often successful and between genera occasionally so, but grafts between families are nearly always failures.

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To join a scion, shoot, or bud to the stock of another similar plant.


 
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A colloquial term referring to the unlawful acquisition of public money through questionable and improper transactions with public officials.

Graft is the personal gain or advantage earned by an individual at the expense of others as a result of the exploitation of the singular status of, or an influential relationship with, another who has a position of public trust or confidence. The advantage or gain is accrued without any exchange of legitimate compensatory services.

Behavior that leads to graft includes bribery and dishonest dealings in the performance of public or official acts. Graft usually implies the existence of theft, corruption, fraud, and the lack of integrity that is expected in any transaction involving a public official.

 

1. any tissue or organ for implantation or transplantation.
2. to implant or transplant such tissue. See also flap (1), grafting, allograft, xenograft.

  • autodermic g., autoepidermic g. — a skin graft taken from the patient's own body.
  • autologous g., autoplastic g. — a graft taken from another area of the patient's own body; an autograft.
  • avascular g. — a graft of tissue in which not even transient vascularization is achieved.
  • g. bed — site to which a graft is to be joined.
  • bone g. — the transfer of living bone, usually for fracture repair or reconstructive surgery. Various types of bone grafts are identified, depending on their source and treatment, if any, e.g. cortical, autograft, allograft, cancellous, xenograft, isograft.
  • cable g. — a nerve graft made up of several sections of nerve in the manner of a cable.
  • chess-board g. — see stamp graft (below).
  • cutis g. — dermal graft.
  • dermal g., dermic g. — skin from which epidermis and subcutaneous fat have been removed, used instead of fascia in various plastic procedures.
  • g. enhancement — prior exposure of the recipient to the donor's tissues may prolong survival of a graft.
  • epidermal g. — a piece of epidermis implanted on a raw surface.
  • fascia g. — a graft of tissue taken from the external investing fascia of the leg (fascia lata).
  • fascicular g. — a nerve graft in which bundles of nerve fibers are approximated and sutured separately.
  • free g. — a graft of tissue completely freed from its bed, in contrast to a flap.
  • full-thickness g. — a skin graft consisting of the full thickness of the skin, with little or none of the subcutaneous tissue.
  • heterodermic g. — see heterodermic.
  • heterologous g., heteroplastic g. — a graft of tissue transplanted between animals of different species; a heterograft or xenograft.
  • homologous g. — a graft of tissue obtained from the body of another animal of the same species but with a genotype differing from that of the recipient; a homograft or allograft.
  • isologous g., isoplastic g. — a graft of tissue transplanted between genetically identical individuals; an isograft.
  • lamellar g. — replacement of the superficial layers of an opaque cornea by a thin layer of clear cornea from a donor eye.
  • mesh g. — skin grafts in which multiple small incisions have been made to permit lateral stretching of the graft and to increase flexibility to facilitate placement in tricky sites.
    Mesh graft. By permission from Slatter D, Textbookof Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002
  • omental g's — free or attached segments of omentum used to cover suture lines following gastrointestinal or colonic surgery.
  • patch g. — used in the surgical repair of tissue defects of the esophagus and to enlarge the pulmonary outflow tract. In-lay patches replace missing tissue. On-lay patches reinforce existing tissue.
  • pedicle g. — a portion of skin and subcutaneous tissue with a vascular attachment moved from one part of the body to another. Grafted to the new site, they not only can survive because of their own vascular supply, they can improve circulation in the site. Called also pedicle flap.
  • penetrating g. — a full-thickness corneal transplant.
  • periosteal g. — a piece of periosteum to cover a denuded bone.
  • pinch g. — a piece of skin graft about 6 mm in diameter, obtained by elevating the skin with a needle and slicing it off with a knife.
  • punch g. — grafts are obtained by using a skin biopsy punch on the animal or on a piece of separated skin.
  • g. rejection — see rejection.
  • seed g. — small pieces of skin are imbedded in granulation tissue on the same patient.
  • sieve g. — a skin graft from which tiny circular islands of skin are removed so that a larger denuded area can be covered, the sievelike portion being placed over one area, and the individual islands over surrounding or other denuded areas.
  • skin g. — a piece of skin implanted to replace a lost part of the integument. Many types of graft are used and are included in this list.
  • split-skin g. — a skin graft consisting of only a portion of the skin thickness.
  • sponge g. — a bit of sponge inserted into a wound to promote the formation of granulations.
  • stamp g. — squares of split-thickness or full-thickness skin are placed on a bed of granulation tissue.
  • thick-split g. — a skin graft cut in pieces, often including about two-thirds of the full thickness of the skin.
  • tubed g. — see rope flap.
  • tunnel g. — see rope flap.
  • vascular g. — see vascular conduit.
 
Politics: graft

In politics, the illegal acceptance of bribes by government officials.

 
Word Tutor: graft
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Something transplanted, as a body organ or seedling. Also: To get money by dishonest means.

pronunciation The perception of truth must be a growth from within. It cannot be a graft. — Paramahansaji.

Tutor's tip: The gardener "graphed" (to record data in a visual form) the growth of the tree "graft" (a part of a plant attached to another plant).

 
Wikipedia: graft


Graft may refer to:

  • Grafting, where the tissues of one plant are affixed to the tissues of another
  • Medical grafting, a surgical procedure to transplant tissue without a blood supply
  • Skin grafting, a type of organ transplant procedure involving skin
  • Graft (Netherlands), a village in the municipality of Graft-De Rijp
  • Photografting
  • In US politics, graft is a form of political corruption whereby someone profits personally from the public budget
  • In some parts of the world, for example in the United Kingdom, graft means hard work (as a noun) or to work hard (as a verb). Thus in British dialect, a grafter is someone who works hard. This is the more commonly understood meaning in the UK, and is mutually exclusive with American concept above
  • The origins of this word are still unproven, but a likely source is the act of digging, considered a low or menial type of work. In American slang of the mid-1800s, graft was used to mean work. By the late 1800s, the meaning drifted to refer to illegal work. The root word is graaf, the imperative form of Dutch word for digging
  • Graft (1915 film)

 
Translations: Translations for: Graft

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - podekvist, podning, podested, transplantat, spadestik
v. tr. - pode, transplantere, forædle ved podning, overføre
v. intr. - blive podet, udføre podning

2.
n. - korruption, svindel, bestikkelsessystem, fortjeneste erhvervet ved korruption, returkommission
v. intr. - stjæle, skaffe sig penge ved korruption

3.
n. - slid, hårdt arbejde, knokleri
v. intr. - knokle, slide

Nederlands (Dutch)
enten, verenigen, transplanteren, keihard werken, verkrijgen d.m.v. corruptie, ent, entspleet, transplantaat, karwei, (politiek) geknoei, oneerlijk voordeel

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Hort, Méd) greffe
v. tr. - (Hort, Méd) greffer
v. intr. - (Hort, Méd) greffer

2.
n. - corruption, pot-de-vin
v. intr. - donner/percevoir des pots-de vin, escroquer

3.
n. - (GB) boulot
v. intr. - (GB) bosser (fam)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Pfropfreis, Pfropfung, Propfstelle, Transplantat, Transplantation, (ugs.) Plackerei
v. - pfropfen, verpflanzen, Transplantation vornehmen

2.
n. - (ugs.) Gaunerei
v. - (ugs.) erschwindeln, mit kleinen Gaunereien Geld machen

3.
n. - (ugs.) Plackerei, Schufterei
v. - (ugs.) schuften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μπολιάζω, μεταμοσχεύω, χρηματίζομαι
n. - μόσχευμα, κεντρί (κν. μπόλι), (ιατρ.) μόσχευμα, χρηματισμός, ρεμούλα

Italiano (Italian)
innestare, guadagnare illecitamente, innesto, corruzione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enxertar, transplantar, receber suborno
n. - enxerto (m), tecido (m) transplantado (Med.), suborno (m)

Русский (Russian)
прививка (растения), привой, операция пересадки ткани, взяточничество, блат, прививать (растение), пересаживать ткань, брать взятки, пользоваться нечестными доходами

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - injerto, esqueje
v. tr. - injertar, esquejar, trasplantar un injerto
v. intr. - injertar, esquejar, ser injertado

2.
n. - corrupción, chanchullos, soborno
v. intr. - sobornar, hacer chanchullos

3.
n. - trabajo duro
v. intr. - esqueje, trabajar duro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ympa, transplantera (med.), omplantera, utnyttja sin ställning, jobba hårt (sl.), mygla sig till
n. - ympkvist, ympning, ympställe, transplantat (med.), transplantation (med.), korruption, mutor

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 将...嫁接, 移植, 嫁接, 培育, 将...转嫁, 接受嫁接, 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接过程, 移植物

2. 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接过程, 嫁接, 移植物, 用不正当手法谋取, 用不正当手法谋取钱财

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接過程, 嫁接, 移植物
v. tr. - 用不正當手法謀取
v. intr. - 用不正當手法謀取錢財

2.
v. tr. - 將...嫁接, 移植, 嫁接, 培育, 將...轉嫁
v. intr. - 嫁接, 接受嫁接
n. - 嫁接用的嫩枝, 嫁接過程, 嫁接, 移植物

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 접목, 접붙이기, 이식
v. tr. - 접목하다, 이식하다, 융합하다
v. intr. - ~에 접목되다

2.
n. - 부정 이득
v. intr. - 부정 이득을 취하다

3.
n. - 열심히 일함
v. intr. - 열심히 일하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 接ぎ木する, 移植する, 接ぐ, 汚職する
n. - 接ぎ穂, 移植組織片, 汚職, 不正利得

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطعم النبات, يرقع الجسم بقطعه من الجلد إلخ (الاسم) تطعيم النبات, عسلوج التطعيم, رقعه من الجلد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שתל, הרכיב, השתיל‬
n. - ‮ייחור, רוכב (בהרכבה), רקמה מושתלת, הרכבת ייחור, השתלת רקמה חיה, הרכבה לשם חיבור מתמיד‬
n. - ‮שוחד, ניצול השפעה‬
v. tr. - ‮ניצל קשרים‬
v. intr. - ‮לקח שוחד‬
n. - ‮עבודה קשה (עגה)‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד קשה (עגה)‬


 
 

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