Definition of Engrasp

1. v. t. To grasp; to grip.

Definition of Engrasp

1. Verb. (obsolete) To grasp; to grip. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Engrasp

1. to grasp [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: grasp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Engrasp

engraining
engrains
engram
engramma
engrammas
engrammatic
engramme
engrammes
engrammic
engrams
engraphia
engraphic
engrapple
engrappled
engrappling
engrasp (current term)
engrasped
engrasping
engrasps
engrave
engraved
engravement
engravements
engraven
engravened
engravening
engravens
engraver
engraveries
engravers

Literary usage of Engrasp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1836)
"The traitor stands appall'd— Guilt's iron fangs engrasp his shrinking soul— He hears assembled France denounce his crimes! He sees the mask torn from his ..."

2. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India. An Epic Poem by Luís de Camões (1877)
"... in pagan rage combin'd, engrasp him round; red boils the stagg'ring flood, Purpled with volleying flames and hot with blood : Whirl'd by the cannon's ..."

3. The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Prose and Verse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1853)
"[Loud applauses ie name, ye citizens of France— lamor. Cries of—Down with Ae Tyrant TALLIEN. ills. The traitor stands appall'd— angs engrasp his shrinking ..."

4. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1836)
"The traitor stands appall'd— Guilt's iron fangs engrasp his shrinking soul— He hears assembled France denounce his crimes! He sees the mask torn from his ..."

5. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India. An Epic Poem by Luís de Camões (1877)
"... in pagan rage combin'd, engrasp him round; red boils the stagg'ring flood, Purpled with volleying flames and hot with blood : Whirl'd by the cannon's ..."

6. The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Prose and Verse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1853)
"[Loud applauses ie name, ye citizens of France— lamor. Cries of—Down with Ae Tyrant TALLIEN. ills. The traitor stands appall'd— angs engrasp his shrinking ..."

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