transplant
UK /tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/ · US /tɹænzˈplænt/ verb, noun
Forms transplants transplanting transplanted
- verb (transitive) To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
- verb (transitive) To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
- verb (transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
- noun An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant.
- noun Anything that is transplanted, especially and archetypically a plant.
- noun (medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.
- noun (medicine) A transplanted organ or tissue: a graft.
- noun (US) Someone who is not native to their area of residence.
Synonyms
graft transplantation organ transplant transplanting transfer transpose
Etymology
From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees.
- verb To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.
Etymology [F. transplanter, L. transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See Plant.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “transplant”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details