English
transplant
Etymology

From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.

Pronunciation
Verb
  • (RP) enPR: tränzpläntʹ or trănzpläntʹ, IPA: /tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/, /tɹænzˈplɑːnt/
  • (America) enPR: trănzplăntʹ, IPA: /tɹænzˈplænt/
Noun
  • (RP) enPR: tränzʹplänt or trănzʹplänt, IPA: /ˈtɹɑːnzplɑːnt/, /ˈtɹænzplɑːnt/
  • (America) enPR: trănzʹplănt, IPA: /ˈtɹænzplænt/
Verb

transplant (transplants, present participle transplanting; simple past and past participle transplanted)

  1. (transitive) To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
  2. (transitive) To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
  3. (transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
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transplant (plural transplants)

  1. An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant.
  2. Anything that is transplanted, especially and archetypically a plant.
  3. (medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.
    Hyponyms: autotransplant, allotransplant, isotransplant, xenotransplant
  4. (medicine) A transplanted organ or tissue: a graft.
    Hyponyms: autograft, allograft, isograft, xenograft
  5. (US) Someone who is not native to their area of residence.
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