graft vs insert

insert vs graft

graft and insert both are nouns.

graft and insert both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
graft	Yes	No	Yes	No
insert	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, insert is a hypernym of graft; that is, insert is a word with a broader meaning than graft:

graft: place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
insert: put or introduce into something

Other hypernyms of graft include enter, infix, introduce.

graft (noun)	insert (noun)
the act of grafting something onto something else	(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage	(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient	an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
	a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

graft (verb)	insert (verb)
cause to grow together parts from different plants	place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient	insert casually
	put or introduce into something
	fit snugly into

Difference between graft and insert

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