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- [verb trans-plant, -plahnt; noun trans-plant, -plahnt]
- /verb trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; noun ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/
- /trænˈsplɑːnt/
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- [verb trans-plant, -plahnt; noun trans-plant, -plahnt]
- /verb trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; noun ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/
Definitions of transplant word
- verb with object transplant to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another. 1
- verb with object transplant Surgery. to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another. 1
- verb with object transplant to move from one place to another. 1
- verb with object transplant to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate. 1
- verb without object transplant to undergo or accept transplanting: to transplant easily. 1
- noun transplant the act or process of transplanting. 1
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Origin of transplant
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant
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Parts of speech for Transplant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
transplant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
transplant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transplant
verb transplant
- carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- carve up — If you say that someone carves something up, you disapprove of the way they have divided it into small parts.
- colonize — If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it.
- deeded — something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.
- freighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
noun transplant
- graft — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- implant — to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
- jointure — an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
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