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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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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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Words related to graven

carved, sculptured, etched

How to use graven in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for graven

graven
/ (ˈɡreɪvən) /
verb
a past participle of grave 3
adjective
strongly fixed
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