ingraft

• Veralteter oder gehobener Ausdruck dafür, etwas (z. B. ein Reis) einzupflanzen, einzufügen oder fest einzuwurzeln; im übertragenen Sinn: etwas jemandem einpflanzen, anerziehen oder fest verankern.

An archaic verb meaning to insert or fix something firmly, especially in a figurative sense; to implant or engraft.

1. Graft plantsC1formalscientific

   To insert a shoot or bud from one plant into another plant so that they grow together as one.

   Veredeln von Pflanzen

   • The gardener ingrafted the apple branch onto the pear tree.
   • They learned how to ingraft fruit trees in the botany class.
   • Most modern rose varieties are ingrafted onto hardy rootstocks.

   Synonymeengraftgraft

2. Implant firmlyC2formal

   To fix something securely or firmly into a system or habit.

   Fest verankern

   • The principles of honesty were ingrafted into his character from an early age.
   • She ingrafted the new procedure into the company's daily operations.
   • Attempts to ingraft foreign cultural practices often face resistance.

   Synonymeembedestablishfixgraftimplantinculcateinfixroot

   Antonymedislodgeextractremoveuproot