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grace(2)(dictionary)
grace(1)(dictionary)
Val-de-Grace(health)
Grace, W.G.(dictionary)
Grace(medicine)
GRACE(law)
grace 2, verb(dictionary)
Pilgrimage of Grace(encyclopedia)
grace (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

grace(2) (iou)



grace verb trans. ME.
[Partly (in sense 1) from Old French gracier thank, partly from GRACE noun.]
Thank. Usu. in pass. Only in ME.
Show favour or be gracious to; countenance. L15-E17.
Lend or add grace to; adorn, embellish, set off; enhance with. L16.
b. Music. Embellish with grace-notes or similar detail. E17.
Confer honour or dignity on, honour with a title or dignity. Also, do honour or credit to. L16.
b. W. compl.: name or designate honourably. rare (Milton). Only in M17.
Give pleasure to, gratify, delight. L16-E18.
Address by the courtesy title of 'your grace'. Long rare or obsolete. E17.
Endow with divine grace. Long rare. M17.