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To remove (a plant) from one place and put it in soil it in another; (Surgery) To transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another. To move from one place to another.

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To remove (a plant) from one place and put it in soil it in another; (Surgery) To transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another. To move from one place to another. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: the act or process of moving (plants, organs, people) from one location to another; A plant, organ, person, etc., that has been moved from one place to another.

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Usage examples (39)
  • I need to transplant those daffodils before spring.
  • These delicate plants do not transplant easily
  • He had a kidney transplant
  • A child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago
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  • ''transplant" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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