Dictionary entry

Transplant

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Trans‐plant″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Transplanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Transplanting.] [F. transplanter, L. transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See Plant.] 1. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees. Dryden.

2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.

Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese of St. David into a warmer climate. Clarendon.