Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to grace
Participle: graced
Gerund: gracing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | grace |
| you | grace |
| he;she;it | graces |
| we | grace |
| you | grace |
| they | grace |
Perfect
| I | have graced |
| you | have graced |
| he;she;it | has graced |
| we | have graced |
| you | have graced |
| they | have graced |
Past
| I | graced |
| you | graced |
| he;she;it | graced |
| we | graced |
| you | graced |
| they | graced |
Pluperfect
| I | had graced |
| you | had graced |
| he;she;it | had graced |
| we | had graced |
| you | had graced |
| they | had graced |
Future
| I | will grace |
| you | will grace |
| he;she;it | will grace |
| we | will grace |
| you | will grace |
| they | will grace |
Future Perfect
| I | will have graced |
| you | will have graced |
| he;she;it | will have graced |
| we | will have graced |
| you | will have graced |
| they | will have graced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | grace |
| you | grace |
| he;she;it | grace |
| we | grace |
| you | grace |
| they | grace |
Perfect
| I | have graced |
| you | have graced |
| he;she;it | have graced |
| we | have graced |
| you | have graced |
| they | have graced |
Imperfect
| I | graced |
| you | graced |
| he;she;it | graced |
| we | graced |
| you | graced |
| they | graced |
Pluperfect
| I | had graced |
| you | had graced |
| he;she;it | had graced |
| we | had graced |
| you | had graced |
| they | had graced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would grace |
| you | would grace |
| he;she;it | would grace |
| we | would grace |
| you | would grace |
| they | would grace |
Perfect
| I | would have graced |
| you | would have graced |
| he;she;it | would have graced |
| we | would have graced |
| you | would have graced |
| they | would have graced |
Imperative
| you | grace |
| we | Let's grace |
| you | grace |
Verbs conjugated like 'grace'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'grace'
agrace,
arace,
brace,
gracen,
grade,
grame,
grane,
grape,
grate,
grave,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make pretty
- adorn, apparel, array, beautify, bedeck, deck, deck out, decorate, decore, do up, dress up, dub, embellish, garnish, ornament, prettify, pretty up
- beautify
- adorn, decorate, embellish, enhance, ornament, crown, deck, dignify
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1175, "God's favor or help," from O.Fr. grace "pleasing quality, favor, good will, thanks," from L. gratia "pleasing quality, good will, gratitude," from gratus "pleasing, agreeable," from PIE base *gwer- "to praise, welcome" (cf. Skt. grnati "sings, praises, announces," Lith. gririu "to praise, celebrate," Avestan gar- "to praise"). Sense of "virtue" is c.1330, that of "beauty of form or movement, pleasing quality" is c.1340. In classical sense, "one of the three sister goddesses (L. Gratiæ, Gk. Kharites), bestowers of beauty and charm," it is first recorded in Eng. 1579 in Spenser. The short prayer that is said before or after a meal (c.1225, until 16c. usually graces) is in the sense of "gratitude." Verb meaning "to show favor" (c.1440) led to that of "to lend or add grace to something" (1586, e.g. grace us with your presence), which is the root of the musical sense in grace notes (1657). Gracious as an exclamation (1713) is short for gracious God, etc.
2. From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful.
3. The word displaced the native Middle English held, hield (“grace”) (from Old English held, hyld (“grace”)), Middle English este (“grace, favour, pleasure”) (from Old English ēst (“grace, kindness, favour”)), Middle English athmede(n) (“grace”) (from Old English ēadmēdu (“grace”)), Middle English are, ore (“grace, mercy, honour”) (from Old English ār (“honour, grace, kindness, mercy”)).
Sample Sentences
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He graced the room with his presence.
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He graced the room by simply being there.
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His portrait graced a landing on the stairway.
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Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line. [c. 1699 – 1703, Alexander Pope, “The First Book of Statius His Thebais”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], published 1717, →OCLC:]
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We are graced with wreaths of victory. [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:]
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I wasn't at the launch back in 2006, but I had attended Siemens and TPE unveiling the type's mock-up back in April 2004, with a picture that graced the cover of RAIL 486. [2026 April 1, Philip Haigh, “Close encounter with '185s' inside Ardwick depot...”, in RAIL, number 1058, page 42:]
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He might, at his pleasure, grace […]or disgrace whom he would in court. [1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:]
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Thy first publique miracle graceth a marriage [1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC:]
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For D and E, the G and A fingers are generally used for gracing, though E is sometimes more conveniently graced by F#. [1987, L. E. McCullough, The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor (New & Revised), page 22:]