forcarve

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verb

To cut through, cut completely; to carve up; to cut off.

OriginMiddle English forkerven ← Old English forceorfan →
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Meanings

verbforcarve (third-person singular simple present forcarves, present participle forcarving, simple past forcorve or forcarved, past participle forcorven or forcarved)

present singular third person forcarves · participle present forcarving · past forcorve · past forcarved · participle past forcorven · participle past forcarved

  1. obsoleteTo cut through, cut completely; to carve up; to cut off.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforceorfan“to cut through, cut off, cut away, cut down”
  2. Middle Englishforkerven
  3. Englishforcarve

From Middle English forkerven, from Old English forceorfan (“to cut through, cut off, cut away, cut down”), equivalent to for- + carve.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with forcarve

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APA

forcarve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcarve

MLA

“forcarve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcarve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forcarve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcarve.

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