trans·plant
ˌtran(t)s-ˈplant 
transplanted; transplanting; transplants
1
: to lift and reset (a plant) in another soil or situation
2
: to remove from one place or context and settle or introduce elsewhere : relocate
3
: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
: to tolerate being transplanted
does not transplant as well as other varieties
trans·plant
ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant
1
a
: a person or thing that is transplanted
b
: a manufacturing plant set up locally by a foreign automobile company to save on shipping costs
bumpers shipped to a Japanese transplant in the U.S.
2
: the act or process of transplanting
Examples of transplant in a Sentence
Verb
She carefully transplanted the seedlings.
The bush was transplanted to a different part of the garden.
Doctors transplanted one of his kidneys into his sister.
a recipient of a transplanted heart
The group transplanted the beavers to another part of the state.
She is a New Yorker who recently transplanted to the West Coast.
Noun
The heart transplant was successful.
He is going to need a liver transplant.
The doctors are trying to keep him alive until a liver can be found for transplant.
The patient's body rejected the transplant.
She received a bone marrow transplant from an unknown donor.
She's a Southern transplant who now lives in New York.
Recent Examples on the Web
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Every November, after the first long frost, farmers transplant their crop into windowless heated sheds, plunging thousands of plants into total darkness.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Not just a remedy for your own wellbeing, this pantry staple can also prevent damping off when transplanting young plants, in addition to removing mold from leaves and aiding in seed germination.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Plus, wild plants don’t transplant well and wildflowers are very short-lived as cut flowers.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Mass General said the transplant was the first time a pig kidney was transplanted into a living human patient.
—Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Next Last Thursday, surgeons transplanted a pig kidney into a living patient for the first time.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
These can be transplanted to the preferred location.
—Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 21 Mar. 2024
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
As those in the New York tri-state area attempt to make sense of the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rumbled residents on Friday morning, many transplants from quake-prone areas aren’t processing the rare temblor with the same degree of shock.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
During the three-month period between January to March 2023, there were more than 14,300 Black people in need of kidney transplants whose wait times were changed, averaging out to a two year time difference.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
Murnane has a rare genetic disease, Fanconi anaemia, and became the first person in Ireland to have a novel form of bone marrow transplant.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The popularity of Turkey for hair transplants isn't by chance.
—Chris Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
The first two transplants were hearts transplanted into living patients that had run out of other transplant options.
—John Bonifield, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The recipient of the world's first pig kidney transplant is heading home from Massachusetts General Hospital Wednesday, nearly two weeks after the surgery.
—Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
The pick: Christian Jones Offensive tackle, Texas, 6-foot-6, 321 pounds
The Rams could use a developmental right tackle to one day replace Rob Havenstein, the final St. Louis transplant on the roster.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
Verb
Once the cutting has established roots, it can be transplanted outside or into a larger container.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Every November, after the first long frost, farmers transplant their crop into windowless heated sheds, plunging thousands of plants into total darkness.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Not just a remedy for your own wellbeing, this pantry staple can also prevent damping off when transplanting young plants, in addition to removing mold from leaves and aiding in seed germination.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Plus, wild plants don’t transplant well and wildflowers are very short-lived as cut flowers.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Mass General said the transplant was the first time a pig kidney was transplanted into a living human patient.
—Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Next Last Thursday, surgeons transplanted a pig kidney into a living patient for the first time.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
These can be transplanted to the preferred location.
—Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 21 Mar. 2024
Noun
Jackson hopes to see more transplants in the coming months.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
As those in the New York tri-state area attempt to make sense of the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rumbled residents on Friday morning, many transplants from quake-prone areas aren’t processing the rare temblor with the same degree of shock.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
During the three-month period between January to March 2023, there were more than 14,300 Black people in need of kidney transplants whose wait times were changed, averaging out to a two year time difference.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
Murnane has a rare genetic disease, Fanconi anaemia, and became the first person in Ireland to have a novel form of bone marrow transplant.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The popularity of Turkey for hair transplants isn't by chance.
—Chris Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
The first two transplants were hearts transplanted into living patients that had run out of other transplant options.
—John Bonifield, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The recipient of the world's first pig kidney transplant is heading home from Massachusetts General Hospital Wednesday, nearly two weeks after the surgery.
—Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
The pick: Christian Jones Offensive tackle, Texas, 6-foot-6, 321 pounds
The Rams could use a developmental right tackle to one day replace Rob Havenstein, the final St. Louis transplant on the roster.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
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transplant
1 of 2 verb
trans·plant
tran(t)s-ˈplant
1
: to dig up and plant in another soil or situation
transplant seedlings
2
: to remove from one place and settle or introduce elsewhere
transplanted beavers to other parts of the state
a New Yorker transplanted to the West coast
3
: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
transplant
2 of 2 noun
trans·plant
ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant
1
: something or someone transplanted
2
: the act or process of transplanting
Medical Definition
transplant
1 of 2 transitive verb
trans·plant
tran(t)s-ˈplant
: to transfer from one place to another
especially
: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
transplant
2 of 2 noun
trans·plant
ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant
1
: something (as an organ or part) that is transplanted
2
: the act or process of transplanting : transplantation
performed a kidney transplant
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