Engraff

/ɪnˈɡræf/ verb

Definition

variant or alternative form of engraft; to graft or implant something firmly, especially as if rooting it permanently.

Etymology

Variant spelling of engraft (en- plus graft, from Old French greffe, meaning a stylus or pencil, later the twig used in grafting). This spelling variation persisted through historical usage of the word.

Kelly Says

The word 'graft' originally referred to the stick that a scribe used to write, then became the botanical term for implanting plants, and finally a metaphorical term for corruption—tracking these meanings shows how words migrate from literal to abstract uses.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማቅረብ
ma-q-re-b
ARالعربية
نقش
naqsh
BNবাংলা
প্রতিষ্ঠা করা
pro-ti-shtha-ka-ra
CACatalà
gravar
gra-var
CSČeština
vgrabovat
v-gra-bo-vat
DADansk
indgrave
in-d-gra-ve
DEDeutsch
einpflanzen
ayn-PLANT-en
ELΕλληνικά
χάραξη
kha-ra-xi
ESEspañol
incrustar
in-KRUS-tar
FAفارسی
نقش
naqsh
FISuomi
kuvioida
k-u-vi-o-i-da
FRFrançais
engraver
ɑ̃-ɡʁa-ve
GUGU
વિશિષ્ટ
vi-shi-sh-t
HAHA
an-kado
an-ka-do
HEעברית
להדפיס
le-ha-dif-is
HIहिन्दी
स्थापित करना
stha-pit kar-na
HUMagyar
beillesz
be-yesz
IDBahasa Indonesia
menanam
me-na-nam
IGIG
n'akọ
na-ko
ITItaliano
intagliare
in-ta-g-lia-re
JA日本語
刻印する
koku-in-suru
KKKK
өшір
o-shir
KMKM
ចាប់
cha-ap
KO한국어
음각하다
eum-gak-hada
MRMR
चित्रित
chi-tri-t
MSBahasa Melayu
ukir
oo-kir
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ
pon-san
NLNederlands
inbrengen
in-bren-gen
NONorsk
inngrave
in-n-gra-ve
PAPA
ਕਾਰਜ
kaar-j
PLPolski
wgrać
v-gra-ch
PTPortuguês
incrustar
in-KRUS-tar
RORomână
a încorpora
a in-kor-po-ra
RUРусский
вгравить
v-gra-vit
SVSvenska
ingravera
in-gra-ve-ra
SWKiswahili
kuza
koo-za
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
పొందు
pon-du
THไทย
ฝัง
fang
TLTL
i-engraft
i-en-graft
TRTürkçe
koymak
ko-y-mak
UKУкраїнська
вгравати
v-gra-va-tyi
URاردو
نقش
naqsh
VITiếng Việt
đúc
dzuhk
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
刻印
kè yìn
ZUZU
ukuthwala
koo-th-wa-la

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