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Verb: engraft  en'grãft
  1. Cause to grow together parts from different plants
    "engraft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree";
    - graft, ingraft [archaic]
     
  2. Fix or set securely or deeply
    "The dentist engrafted a tooth in the gum";
    - implant, embed, imbed, plant

Derived forms: engrafting, engrafts, engrafted

Type of: conjoin [formal], enter, infix, insert, introduce, join