graft >> ɡrɑːft
Definition: [noun] a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.
Definition: [noun] a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.
Definition: [verb] insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft.
Example: it was common to graft different varieties on to a single tree trunk
Definition: [verb] transplant (living tissue) as a graft.
Example: they can graft a new hand on to the nerve ends
Definition: [verb] combine or integrate (an idea, system, etc.) with another, typically in a way considered inappropriate.
Example: old values have been grafted on to a new economic class