Past tense and past participle of grave; to carve, engrave, or etch something into a surface, or to bury someone.
From Old English grafan meaning 'to dig' or 'to carve,' which evolved into the verb grave with meanings related to carving and burial, sharing a root with 'grave' (the place).
The word 'grave' has two meanings that actually come from related roots—'grave' the noun (burial place) and the verb 'to grave' (to carve) both come from the idea of making a mark or hollow in the earth.
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