Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Transplant \Trans*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transplanted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Transplanting.] [F. transplanter, L.
transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See
Plant.]
1. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant
trees. --Dryden.
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2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in
another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.
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Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese
of St. David into a warmer climate. --Clarendon.
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transplant
n 1: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a
recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor
and recipient [syn: graft]
2: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor)
to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"
[syn: transplantation, organ transplant]
3: the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location;
"the transplant was successful"; "too frequent
transplanting is not good for plants" [syn: transplanting,
transplantation]
v 1: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the
young rice plants" [syn: transfer]
2: be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant
easily"
3: place athe organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
[syn: graft]
4: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: transfer,
transpose]