ingraft

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Imps: shoots, branches; from Anglo-Saxon, "impian," German, "impfen," to implant, ingraft.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing

There may also, perhaps, be cases where teachers, whose schools are already in successful operation, may ingraft upon their own plans some things which are here proposed.

From The Teacher by Abbott, Jacob

They soon ingraft their own social and political system upon immense multitudes, and impose upon vast countries the dominion of that combination of facts and ideas—more or less co-ordinate—which we call a civilization.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

In speaking of accents, let me say here I do not ask the young priest to commit the signal folly of attempting to ingraft an imported accent on his own native one.

From The Young Priest's Keepsake by Phelan, Michael

“Perhaps, between us both we may ingraft a little more pride in their natures, for I see they are sadly lacking.”

From Zula by Lindley, H. Esselstyn