[syn: transfer, transpose, transplant]
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, transplant]
2: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to
another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the
long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now
excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two
months ago" [syn: transplant, transplantation, organ
transplant]
3: the act of removing something from one location and
introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not
flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is
not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she
could not bear transplantation" [syn: transplant,
transplantation, transplanting]
v 1: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant
the young rice plants" [syn: transplant, transfer]
2: be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant
easily"
3: place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient [syn:
transplant, graft]
4: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn:
transfer, transpose, transplant]