Transplant \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.
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   2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in
      another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.
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            Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese
            of St. David into a warmer climate.   --Clarendon.
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	transplanting
    n 1: the act of removing something from one location and
         introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not
         flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting
         is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because
         she could not bear transplantation" [syn: transplant,
         transplantation, transplanting]