insert vs graft

graft vs insert

insert and graft both are nouns.

insert and graft both are verbs.

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

As verbs, graft is a hyponym of insert; that is, graft is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than insert:

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

Other hyponyms of insert include connect, plug in, plug into, penetrate, cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate, input, instil, instill, embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant, sandwich, transplant.

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

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

Difference between insert and graft

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