First Known Use: 15th century
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1transplant
verb trans·plant \ˌtran(t)s-ˈplant\
: to remove (a plant) from the ground or from a pot and move it to another place
medical : to perform a medical operation in which an organ or other part that has been removed from the body of one person is put it into the body of another person
: to move (a person or animal) to a new home
Full Definition of TRANSPLANT
transitive verb
1
: to lift and reset (a plant) in another soil or situation
2
: to remove from one place or context and settle or introduce elsewhere : relocate
3
: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
intransitive verb
: to tolerate being transplanted <does not transplant as well as other varieties>
— trans·plant·abil·i·ty \ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— trans·plant·able \tran(t)s-ˈplan-tə-bəl\ adjective
— trans·plan·ta·tion \ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən\ noun
— trans·plant·er \tran(t)s-ˈplan-tər\ noun
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Origin of TRANSPLANT
Middle English transplaunten, from Late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- + plantare to plant
Rhymes with TRANSPLANT
aslant, bacchant, bacchante, bezant, courante, decant, descant, displant, eggplant, enceinte, enchant, explant, extant, face-plant, fire ant, formant, gallant, Gallant, gas plant, grandaunt, houseplant, ice plant, implant, incant, jade plant, land grant, leadplant, levant, Levant, musk plant, pieplant, pissant, plainchant, pourpoint, preplant, recant, red ant, replant, savant, seed plant, snow plant, supplant, white ant
2transplant
noun trans·plant \ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant\
medical : a medical operation in which an organ or other part is removed from the body of one person and put into the body of another person
: an organ, piece of skin, etc., that is transplanted
: a person who has moved to a new home especially in a different region or country
Full Definition of TRANSPLANT
1
a : a person or thing that is transplanted b : a manufacturing plant set up locally by a foreign automobile company to save on shipping costs <bumpers shipped to a Japanese transplant in the United States>
2
: the act or process of transplanting
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First Known Use of TRANSPLANT
1756
TRANSPLANTER Defined for Kids
1transplant
verb trans·plant \trans-ˈplant\
trans·plant·edtrans·plant·ing
Definition of TRANSPLANT for Kids
1
: to dig up and plant again in another soil or location <transplant seedlings>
2
: to remove from one place and settle or introduce elsewhere <The beavers were transplanted to another part of the forest.>
3
: to transfer (a body organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
2transplant
noun trans·plant \ˈtrans-ˌplant\
Definition of TRANSPLANT for Kids
1
: something or someone planted or moved elsewhere
2
: the process or act of planting or moving elsewhere <a heart transplant>
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