Epitaph — Defs

01 n. An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

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An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.
“Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb.” — Shak.
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A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: “Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis.”

02 v. t. To commemorate by an epitaph.

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To commemorate by an epitaph.[R.]
“Let me be epitaphed the inventor of English hexameters.” — G. Harvey.

03 v. i. To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

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To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.[R.]
“The common in their speeches epitaph upon him . . . “He lived as a wolf and died as a dog.”” — Bp. Hall.