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Engraft (Verb)

Cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The skilled horticulturist carefully prepared the graft to engraft the vigorous stem of the young apple tree onto the weak old rootstock.
In tissue engineering, scientists strive to develop implantable tissues by learning how to engraft cells onto biocompatible scaffolds.
Grafting and budding techniques allow farmers to engraft desirable branches of fruit trees onto robust but less productive rootstock.
To improve yields and disease resistance, they would engraft cuttings from certain strains of grapevines onto the most suitable native grape species.
The lab was researching the use of bioactive molecules to promote cell adhesion and engraft the injured tissue with stem cells.

Fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The roots of the plant deeply engraft the rocky terrain and its moisture.
Artificial joints can engraft onto bone without causing an adverse reaction.
Early practice and repetition engraft habit-forming skills quickly in young children.
The graft needed time to engraft into the animal's tissue before the transplant could be deemed successful.
A person's sense of wonder and curiosity can engraft a love of learning in very early childhood.