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to transplant
01
to uproot or relocate someone or something
Transitive: to transplant sb/sth somewhere
Examples
The company decided to transplant its headquarters to a more tranquil suburban location.
02
to remove a plant from its original place and replant it somewhere else
Transitive: to transplant a plant | to transplant a plant somewhere
Examples
Gardeners often transplant young seedlings from the nursery to the garden beds for better growth and spacing.
03
to surgically remove an organ from someone's body and put it in someone else's body
Transitive: to transplant an organ
Examples
In a groundbreaking surgery, the doctors were able to transplant a donor heart into the recipient.
Transplant
01
the process of taking something from one place and placing it in another
Examples
The gardener performed a transplant of the young saplings.
02
a surgery in which an injured body part or organ is removed and is replaced with another person's
Examples
The patient underwent a kidney transplant to replace his failing kidneys with a healthy donor kidney.
03
a tissue or organ that is removed from a body and put into another
Examples
Despite some early complications, the transplant ultimately took, and she is now on the path to recovery.
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