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innestare

to graft

verb een-nes-TAH-reh Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

to engage (a gear)

Usage Note

Innestare covers two distinct domains: horticulture (innestare una rosa = to graft a rose) and mechanics (innestare la marcia = to engage a gear). It is a regular -are verb. The related noun is innesto (graft; clutch engagement). In driving Italian, innestare la frizione means 'to engage the clutch'.

Examples

"Ha innestato un ramo di rosa sul cespuglio."

Natural Translation

She grafted a rose branch onto the bush.

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