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1. English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
   - Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves

1. A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
   "he put flowers on his mother's grave";
   - tomb
    
2. Death of a person
   "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"

1. Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
   "She is graving the block of marble into an image of her husband";
   - sculpt, sculpture, sculp
    
2. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   - scratch, engrave, inscribe
    
3. Impress deeply on the mind

1. A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
   - grave accent

Derived forms: Graveses

Type of: accent, accent mark, author, carve, chip at, death, demise, dying, place, spot, topographic point, writer

Encyclopedia: Graves, Mark