ingrave
ingrave verb: to bury; to place in a grave. Also the obsolete form of engrave.
Verb
ingrave (third-person singular simple present ingraves, present participle ingraving, simple past and past participle ingraved)
- To bury; to place in a grave.
- But if these black adventures I survive, / Ev'n till this mortal body be ingrav'd, / You shall be lord of that which you have sav'd.1655, Thomas Heywood, Fortune by Land and Sea
- The heavy chardge that nature byndes me to I have perform'd; ingrav'd my brother is: I woulde to God (to ease my ceaseless wo) My wretched bones intombed were with his.1859, Robert Nares, A Glossary; Or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names and Allusions to Customs, Proverbs which Have Been Thought to Require Illustration in the Works of English Authors. New Ed. with...
Proper noun capitalized: Ingrave
Ingrave
Also used as
ingrave is also the obsolete form of engrave.
Forms of ingrave
| third-person singular present | ingraves |
|---|---|
| present participle | ingraving |
| past participle | ingraved |
| past | ingraved |
Origin of ingrave
From in- + grave. Compare engrave.
Phrases with ingrave
Questions about ingrave
- What does ingrave mean?
- Ingrave means to bury; to place in a grave.
- What part of speech is ingrave?
- Ingrave can be a verb or a proper noun.
- What is the past tense of ingrave?
- The past tense of ingrave is ingraved.
Words near ingrave in the dictionary
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