transplant
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transplant
- /tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/ UK
- /tɹænzˈplɑːnt/ UK
- /tɹænzˈplænt/ US
- /ˈtɹɑːnzplɑːnt/ UK
- /ˈtɹænzplɑːnt/ UK
- /ˈtɹænzplænt/ US
Rhymes with -ænt, -ɑːnt
Where it comes from
From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.
verb transplants · transplanting · transplanted
- To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place. Vanilla itself was transplanted from Madagascar, the main source of the spice, to Polynesia a century ago.
- To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate. But after half a year the Russian Government prohibited its circulation, and as a consequence the paper ceased to appear. He then went to Tschernowitz and started a Folksblatt. Upon the advice of a friend he transplanted his paper to Jassy, Roumania.
- To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
noun transplants
- An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant.
- Anything that is transplanted, especially and archetypically a plant.
- An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.
- A transplanted organ or tissue: a graft.
- Someone who is not native to their area of residence. The Seigneur summoned the island's doctor, a young transplant from London named Peter Counsell, who determined that Mrs. Beaumont had suffered a stroke.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: graft, transfer, transpose, planting, sowing, grafting, cultivation, plant, sow, implantation, kidney, imprint, lay, merger, scion, relocation
Translations
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verb uproot and replant (a plant)
| Español | trasplantar, transplantar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 移植する ishoku suru |
| 中文 | 移植 yízhí |
| हिन्दी | रोपना ropnā |
| Português | transplantar |
| Français | transplanter |
| Deutsch | verpflanzen, umpflanzen |
| Italiano | trapiantare |
| Română | replanta |
| Русский | переса́живать peresáživatʹ, пересади́ть peresadítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cấy |
| العربية | زَرَعَ zaraʕa, شَتَلَ šatala |
verb resettle or relocate (something)
| Español | trasplantar, transplantar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 移植 yízhí |
| Português | transplantar |
| Français | transplanter, déplacer |
| Deutsch | umsetzen |
| Italiano | trapiantare |
| Русский | переселя́ть pereseljátʹ, пересели́ть pereselítʹ |
verb medicine: transfer (tissue/organ)
| Español | trasplantar, transplantar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 移植する ishoku suru |
| 中文 | 移植 yízhí |
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यारोपण pratyāropaṇ |
| Português | transplantar |
| Français | greffer |
| Deutsch | transplantieren, verpflanzen |
| Italiano | trapiantare |
| Română | transplanta |
| Русский | переса́живать peresáživatʹ, пересади́ть peresadítʹ, транспланти́ровать transplantírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cấy |
| العربية | زَرَعَ zaraʕa |
noun medicine: organ/tissue transplanted
| Español | trasplante, transplante |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यारोपण pratyāropaṇ |
| Français | greffon |
| Română | organ transplantat, țesut transplantat |
noun act of uprooting and moving
| Español | transplante |
|---|---|
| Português | transplantação |
| Français | transplantation |
| Română | transplantare |
noun thing transplanted
| Español | transplante |
|---|
noun medicine: operation
| Español | trasplante, transplante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 移植 ishoku |
| 中文 | 移植 yízhí |
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यारोपण pratyāropaṇ |
| Português | transplante |
| Français | transplantation, greffe |
| Deutsch | Transplantation |
| Italiano | trapianto |
| Română | transplantare |
| Русский | транспланта́ция transplantácija, переса́дка peresádka |
| العربية | زَرْع zarʕ |
Talk about this word "transplant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transplant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transplant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transplant "transplant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transplant.Cite this
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title = {transplant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transplant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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