eingraben

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ingraben. Equivalent to ein- +‎ graben. Cognate with Bavarian eigråbn, Dutch ingraven, English engrave, ingrave.

Pronunciation

Verb

eingraben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present gräbt ein, past tense grub ein, past participle eingegraben, past subjunctive grübe ein, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to bury, to dig in (to cover over something by digging)
  2. (transitive or reflexive, military) to entrench
  3. (transitive, botany) to plant (deep) (e.g., a tree, shrub, etc.)
  4. (reflexive, figuratively) to engrave, to imprint, to etch (e.g., in one's memory)

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Further reading

  • eingraben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • eingraben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • eingraben” in Duden online
  • eingraben” in OpenThesaurus.de