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engrasp

verb

Etymology

From en- + grasp?

  1. inherited from *graipisōną✻
  2. inherited from *graipisōn✻
  3. inherited from *grǣpsian✻
  4. inherited from graspen
  5. prefixed as engrasp — “en + grasp”

Definitions

  1. To grasp

    To grasp; to grip, to take hold of.

    • Now gan Pyrochles wex as wood as hee, And him affronted with impatient might : So both together fiers engrasped bee , Whiles Guyon standing by their uncouth strife does see

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA