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bury vs engraft

engraft vs bury

bury and engraft both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bury No No Yes No
engraft No No Yes No
As verbs, engraft is a hypernym of bury; that is, engraft is a word with a broader meaning than bury:
  • bury: embed deeply
  • engraft: fix or set securely or deeply
Other hypernyms of bury include embed, imbed, implant, plant.
bury (verb) engraft (verb)
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering fix or set securely or deeply
place in the earth and cover with soil cause to grow together parts from different plants
embed deeply
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
cover from sight
place in a grave or tomb
Difference between bury and engraft

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