Meaning & use
transplanted
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“transplanted” is a form of “transplant”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
adjectivebefore a noun
Moved from one place and established in another, as an organ, plant, or person.
Grammar: Used before a noun: a transplanted organ. Can also follow a linking verb: The organ was transplanted.
Patterns
- a transplanted organ
- transplanted from somewhere
- transplanted to somewhere
The transplanted kidney began functioning immediately.
The transplanted seedlings grew quickly in the rich soil.
She is a transplanted New Yorker living in Florida.
Common combinations
- transplanted organ
- The transplanted organ was accepted by the patient's body.
- transplanted seedlings
- The transplanted seedlings need plenty of water.
- transplanted from
- The tissue was transplanted from a donor.
- transplanted to
- The young trees were transplanted to a sunnier spot.
Synonyms and how they differ
- relocated
- Used for people or businesses that have moved; 'transplanted' is more common for organs and plants.
- grafted
- Describes tissue or plant parts joined to another living thing; 'transplanted' focuses on the move to a new place.
Word family
- transplant verb
- To move an organ, tissue, or plant to a new place.
- transplant noun
- An organ, tissue, or plant that has been moved.
- transplantation noun
- The process of transplanting.
Commonly confused: transplanted or transplanting?
transplanted vs transplanting
'Transplanting' is the -ing form of the verb; 'transplanted' is the past participle or adjective describing something that has already been moved.
Practice
The ______ heart was carefully monitored for signs of rejection.
Choose one answer.
The adjective 'transplanted' describes the heart that has been moved into the patient. 'Transplant' is a noun or verb, 'transplanting' is the -ing form, and 'transplants' is a plural noun or verb form; none fit before 'heart' as a describing word.
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