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Meaning of 'engrave' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Engrave [ v. t.]
- To deposit in the grave; to bury.
- To cut in; to make by incision.
- To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions.
- To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.
- To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.

Meaning of 'engrave' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . engrave [ v]
Meaning (1):
- carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
Example in sentence:
  • engrave a letter
Meaning (2):
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Example in sentence:
  • engrave a pen;
  • engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name;
  • the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Meaning (3):
- carve or cut a design or letters into
Example in sentence:
  • engrave the pen with the owner's name
Meaning (4):
- impress or affect deeply
Example in sentence:
  • The event engraved itself into her memory

Nearby Words:

engage engaged engagedly engagedness engagement engager engaging engallant engaol engarboil

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