graft sth onto sth

— Phrasal Verb with graft

/grɑːft/ verb [I]

Definition

› to try to combine one idea, method, etc. with another, especially when the two things are very different: The editors attempted to graft new reporting onto previously published articles. It would be very difficult to graft our company's organizational structure onto a company with a traditional hierarchy.

(Definition of graft sth onto sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)