engrafted
Fused into another
Engrafted is the past tense of engraft, meaning to graft onto or insert firmly.
In horticulture, a shoot is engrafted onto rootstock.
Figuratively, something engrafted becomes deeply implanted or incorporated: traditions engrafted into the culture, values engrafted in childhood.
The word appears in religious contexts for spiritual truths received and rooted in the soul.
Inserted into tissue
- rootedFirmly established in place
- establishedFormally set up
- indwellingExisting permanently inside
- abidingContinuing without change
incorporated · united · covenant · faith · scripture · branch · vine · believer
Developing from an outgrowth
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- scionHeir of prominence
- spliceJoin end to end
- propagationAct of spreading widely
cultivar · stock · orchard · horticulture · nursery · cleft · whip · bud
Inserted into tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- organBody's working component
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
stent · pacemaker · vascular · rejection · immunosuppressant · neural · orthopedic · surgical
Made legally one's own
- fosterEncourage development of
- adopteeOne legally taken in
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- custodyProtective care or control
adoptive · kinship · permanency · belonging · attachment · bonding · nurture · family
implanted
Inserted into tissue
- rootedFirmly established in place
- establishedFormally set up
- indwellingExisting permanently inside
abiding · incorporated · united · covenant · faith · scripture · branch · vine · believer · doctrine
budding
Developing from an outgrowth
propagation · cultivar · stock · orchard · horticulture · nursery · cleft · whip · bud · vine
implanted
Inserted into tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- organBody's working component
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
prosthesis · stent · pacemaker · vascular · rejection · immunosuppressant · neural · orthopedic · surgical · donor
adopted
Made legally one's own
- fosterEncourage development of
- adopteeOne legally taken in
- guardianshipLegal care of another
custody · adoptive · kinship · permanency · belonging · attachment · bonding · nurture · family · welcomed