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Webster 1828 Edition


Engraven

ENGRA'VEN

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Cut or marked,as with a chisel or graver; imprinted; deeply impressed.

Definition 2024


engraven

engraven

English

Pronunciation

Verb

engraven

  1. (obsolete) past participle of engrave

Etymology 2

Alteration of engrave, influenced by verbs formed with the circumfix en- -en.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

engraven (third-person singular simple present engravens, present participle engravening, simple past and past participle engravened)

  1. (obsolete, chiefly literary and figurative) Engrave.

References

  1. The Oxford English Dictionary (2007) refers to the circumfix as a prefix and a suffix.