Engraffed

/ɪnˈɡræft/ adjective

Definition

grafted or implanted firmly; established as if by biological grafting.

Etymology

Past participle of engraff used as an adjective, from the variant form of engraft. The -ed suffix marks the completed action of grafting or implanting.

Kelly Says

In older texts about both botany and metaphorical subjects (like 'engraffed habits' or 'engraffed virtue'), this word appears to describe something so thoroughly rooted that it becomes part of the whole—it's the verb form you'd use to describe a graft that has successfully taken.

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