engrieve C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɪnˈɡriv/ UK /ɪnˈɡriːv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to cause grief to; afflict with sorrow The loss of her homeland sorely engrieved the old poet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cause grief to; afflict... grieveafflictdistresssaddenpainaggrieve ↔ Opposites comfortconsolegladdencheer Word family Related forms grievegriefaggrievegrievance Etymology AI details From en- (causative prefix) + grieve, from Old French grever ('to burden, afflict'), from Latin gravare ('to weigh down'), from gravis ('heavy'). grever Old French gravare Latin gravis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # engrieve **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɡriv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈɡriːv/ ## Meanings 1. to cause grief to; afflict with sorrow ## Examples - The loss of her homeland sorely engrieved the old poet. ## Synonyms - grieve - afflict - distress - sadden - pain - aggrieve ## Antonyms - comfort - console - gladden - cheer ## Related Forms - grieve - grief - aggrieve - grievance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: grever - Root: gravare - Root: gravis ## Etymology From en- (causative prefix) + grieve, from Old French grever ('to burden, afflict'), from Latin gravare ('to weigh down'), from gravis ('heavy'). ## AI Etymology Engrieve is from en- (causative prefix) + grieve, from Old French grever ('to burden, afflict'), from Latin gravare ('to weigh down'), from gravis ('heavy'). In present-day use, it means to cause grief to; afflict with sorrow. Related vocabulary includes grieve, grief, aggrieve, and grievance. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown