graven

[ grey-vuhn ]

/ ˈgreɪ vən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR graven ON THESAURUS.COM

verb

a past participle of grave³.

adjective

deeply impressed; firmly fixed.

carved; sculptured: a graven idol.

Origin of graven

1200–50; Middle English. See grave³, -en³

OTHER WORDS FROM graven

non·grav·en, adjectiveun·grav·en, adjectivewell-graven, adjective

Words nearby graven

gravel-blind, graveldiver, gravelly, gravel-voiced, Gravely, graven, Gravenhage, graven image, graveolent, graver, graverobber

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Example sentences from the Web for graven

What nature has done for the distant views artifice has graven upon the immediate surroundings.
The Pursuit|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
Even there they provoked the Most High, provoked him to jealousy with their graven images.
The Power of Faith|Isabella Graham
In mad gameThey burst their manacles and wear the name Of Freedom, graven on a heavier chain!
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
Some one spoke of him afterwards as looking like a "graven image."
The Passion for Life|Joseph Hocking

The emperor removed and replaced it by a small slab, graven with the single word Turenne.
Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis

British Dictionary definitions for graven

graven

/ (ˈɡreɪvən) /

verb

a past participle of grave 3

adjective

strongly fixed

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单词	graven
释义	graven [ grey-vuhn ] / ˈgreɪ vən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR graven ON THESAURUS.COM verb a past participle of grave³. adjective deeply impressed; firmly fixed. carved; sculptured: a graven idol. Origin of graven 1200–50; Middle English. See grave³, -en³ OTHER WORDS FROM graven non·grav·en, adjectiveun·grav·en, adjectivewell-graven, adjective Words nearby graven gravel-blind, graveldiver, gravelly, gravel-voiced, Gravely, graven, Gravenhage, graven image, graveolent, graver, graverobber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for graven What nature has done for the distant views artifice has graven upon the immediate surroundings. The Pursuit\|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile Even there they provoked the Most High, provoked him to jealousy with their graven images. The Power of Faith\|Isabella Graham In mad gameThey burst their manacles and wear the name Of Freedom, graven on a heavier chain! The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886\|Ministry of Education Some one spoke of him afterwards as looking like a "graven image." The Passion for Life\|Joseph Hocking The emperor removed and replaced it by a small slab, graven with the single word Turenne. Pencillings by the Way\|N. Parker Willis British Dictionary definitions for graven graven / (ˈɡreɪvən) / verb a past participle of grave 3 adjective strongly fixed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to graven carved, sculptured, etched
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graven

verb

adjective

Origin of graven

OTHER WORDS FROM graven

Words nearby graven

Example sentences from the Web for graven

British Dictionary definitions for graven

verb

adjective

Words related to graven