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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, noun [F. ['e]pitaphe, L. epitaphium a funeral oration, fr. Gr. ?, orig. an adjective, over or at a tomb; 'epi' upon + ? tomb. Cf. {Cenotaph}.]
1. 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.
2. A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: ''Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis.''
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, verb (used with an object) To commemorate by an epitaph. [R.]
Let me be epitaphed the inventor of English hexameters. --G. Harvey.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, verb (used without an object) 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
epitaph
noun
1: an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
2: a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
EPITAPH, noun An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect. Following is a touching example:
Here lie the bones of Parson Platt, Wise, pious, humble and all that, Who showed us life as all should live it; Let that be said -- and God forgive it!
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