From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[=a]vd); p. p. {Graven}
(gr[=a]v"'n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS.
grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D.
graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw.
gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to
write, E. graphic. Cf. {Grave}, n., {Grove}, n.]
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1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16
(Book of
Common
Prayer).
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2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard
substance; to engrave.
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Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them
the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii.
9.
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3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel;
to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
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With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer.
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4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
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O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior.
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5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Graven \Grav"en\, p. p. of {Grave}, v. t.
Carved.
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{Graven image}, an idol; an object of worship carved from
wood, stone, etc. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any
graven image." --Ex. xx. 4.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
graven
adj 1: cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured
representations" [syn: {graven}, {sculpted},
{sculptured}]
2: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design";
"engraved invitations" [syn: {engraved}, {etched}, {graven},
{incised}, {inscribed}]
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
graven /xravən/
dig; grub; spade
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