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graven.

carved, engraved

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. carved, engraved

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English graven, igraven, from Old English grafen, ġegrafen, from Proto-Germanic *grabanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *grabaną (“to dig, trench”).

verb
  1. To make graven or engraved

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From graven (adjective) above.

verb
  1. To make or become grave (serious or sombre)

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From grave (adjective) + -en.

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