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graced

/ɡɹeɪst/

graced is the simple past and past participle of grace.

Meaning of grace

Verb

grace (third-person singular simple present graces, present participle gracing, simple past and past participle graced)

  1. (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
    • He graced the room with his presence.
  2. (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
    • He might, at his pleasure, grace […]or disgrace whom he would in court.1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
  3. (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
    • Thy first publique miracle graceth a marriage1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC
  4. (transitive) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
    • For D and E, the G and A fingers are generally used for gracing, though E is sometimes more conveniently graced by F#.1987, L. E. McCullough, The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor (New & Revised), page 22

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Words formed from graced

Words that rhyme with graced

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Questions about graced

What is graced the simple past and past participle of?
Graced is the simple past and past participle of grace.
How do you pronounce graced?
Graced is pronounced /ɡɹeɪst/.

Words near graced in the dictionary

  1. Grace's card
  2. Grace's warbler
  3. Grace's warblers
  4. grace-cup
  5. grace-cups
  6. graced
  7. Graceffa
  8. Graceffas
  9. Gracefield
  10. graceful
  11. graceful degradation

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