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engroove

verb

Etymology

From en- + groove.

  1. derived from *gʰrebʰ-✻ — “to dig, scrape, bury”
  2. inherited from *grōbō✻ — “groove, furrow”
  3. inherited from *grōbu✻
  4. derived from groeve — “furrow, ditch”
  5. derived from gróf — “pit”
  6. inherited from grov
  7. prefixed as engroove — “en + groove”

Definitions

  1. To fit into a groove

    To fit into a groove; to channel

    • The box i is engrooved into the edge of the stock a b, so that it may move freely ...
    • The boy had forgotten that the moor just here was broken by a narrow glen, engrooved with sliding water.
    • I would like sometimes to rest, to be at peace, to choose a nook, a love, and engroove myself in it — to make a final selection.

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