v. t. [ Pref. be- + grave; akin to G. begraben, Goth. bigraban to dig a ditch around. ] To bury; also, to engrave. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. burggraf; burg fortress + graf count: cf. D. burggraaf, F. burgrave. See Margrave. ] (Germany) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] See Burggrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. en- + grave a tomb. Cf. Engrave to carve. ] To deposit in the grave; to bury. [ Obs. ] “Their corses to engrave.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Engraved p. p. Engraved or Engraven p. pr. & vb. n. Engraving. ] [ Pref. en- + grave to carve: cf. OF. engraver. ] 1. To cut in; to make by incision. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh
He did engrave. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. Ex. xxviii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver. [ 1913 Webster ]

Engrave principles in men's minds. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Graved p. p. Graven r Graved; p. pr. & vb. n. Graving. ] [ AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gräfva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. Grave, n., Grove, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To dig. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath graven and digged up a pit. Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. Ex. xxviii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. [ 1913 Webster ]

With gold men may the hearte grave. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. [ 1913 Webster ]

O! may they graven in thy heart remain. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To entomb; to bury. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Graver superl. Gravest. ] [ F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief. ] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His shield grave and great. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key. [ 1913 Webster ]

The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

(b) Slow and solemn in movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.

Syn. -- Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. -- Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gröf, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve. ] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

He bad lain in the grave four days. John xi. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grave wax, adipocere. [ 1913 Webster ]

A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See Margrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To engrave. [ R. ] “Whose gleaming rind ingrav'n.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. in- in + grave. Cf. Engrave. ] To bury. [ Obs. ] Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Intergraved p. p. Intergraved or Intergraven (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Intergraving. ] To grave or carve between; to engrave in the alternate sections. [ 1913 Webster ]

The work itself of the bases, was intergraven. 3 Kings vii. 28 (Douay version. )

n. [ G. landgraf; land land + graf earl, count; cf. D. landgraaf, F. landgrave. ] A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The title was first adopted by some German counts in the twelfth century, to distinguish themselves from the inferior counts under their jurisdiction. Three of them were princes of the empire. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagrëfts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F. margrave. See March border, and cf. Landgrave, Graff. ] 1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Palsgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l. palatium) + graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See Palace, and Landgrave. ] (Ger. Hist.) A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Photo-engraved p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving. ] [ Photo- + engrave. ] To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo-engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{ } [ AS. portgerēfa; port a harbor + gerēfa a reeve or sheriff. See Reeve a steward, and cf. Portreeve. ] In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [ Obs. ] Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To engrave anew. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + grave. ] To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to untomb; to exhume. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Wald, and Margrave. ] In the old German empire, the head forest keeper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. wildgraf or D. wildgraaf. See Wild, and cf. Margrave. ] A waldgrave, or head forest keeper. See Waldgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wildgrave winds his bugle horn. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]