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engraven

verb
/ɛnˈɡɹeɪvən/UK

Etymology

From grave + en- -en; Alteration of engrave, influenced by verbs formed with the circumfix en- -en.

  1. derived from *gʰrebʰ-✻ — “to dig, scratch, scrape”
  2. inherited from *grabą✻
  3. inherited from *grab✻
  4. inherited from græf
  5. inherited from grave
  6. prefixed as engrave — “en + grave”
  7. suffixed as engraven — “engrave + en”

Definitions

  1. past participle of engrave

  2. Engrave.

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