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Relocation vs Transplant - What's the difference?

relocation | transplant |

As nouns the difference between relocation and transplant

is that relocation is the act of moving from one place to another while transplant is an act of uprooting and moving (something).

As a verb transplant is

to uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.

relocation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of moving from one place to another.
  • of a lease.
  • (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * (moving to another place) move, removal

    See also

    * resettlement

    Anagrams

    * ----

    transplant

    English

    Verb

    (transplanting) (en verb)
  • To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
  • To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
  • (medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of uprooting and moving (something).
  • Anything that is transplanted.
  • (medicine) An operation in which tissue or an organ is transplanted.
  • (medicine) A transplanted organ or tissue.
  • (US) Someone who is not native to their area of residence.
  • * 2012 , Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 29 Oct 2012:
  • The Seigneur summoned the island's doctor, a young transplant from London named Peter Counsell, who determined that Mrs. Beaumont had suffered a stroke.