What is the meaning of graven?

verb

  • Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it.
    • usage: "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
  • Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.
    • usage: "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

adjective

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APAWordNet. (2010). graven. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/graven/definitions/1175057
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