engraft

/ɪnˈɡræft/
verb
  1. To insert or attach (a living tissue, such as skin or a bud) into a part of the body or plant where it will grow.
    • The doctor explained how they would engraft the donor tissue onto the patient's damaged cornea.
    • Gardeners often engraft a bud from a desirable fruit tree onto a hardy rootstock.
    • The surgeon will engraft a piece of healthy skin onto the burn wound.
  2. To fix or establish something firmly, such as an idea, habit, or principle.
    • These traditions were engrafted into the culture over many centuries.
    • The teacher tried to engraft a love of reading into her students.
    • The company's core values are engrafted into every training program.
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