graven
[ grey-vuhn ]
/ ˈgreɪ vən /
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verb
a past participle of grave3.
adjective
deeply impressed; firmly fixed.
carved; sculptured: a graven idol.
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OTHER WORDS FROM graven
non·grav·en, adjectiveun·grav·en, adjectivewell-graven, adjectiveWords nearby graven
gravel-blind, graveldiver, gravelly, gravel-voiced, Gravely, graven, Gravenhage, graven image, graveolent, graver, graverobber
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