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engrave

DEFINITIONS OF: engrave

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v carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

“engrave a pen”
“engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's”
Synonyms:
grave, inscribe, scratch
etch
carve or cut a design or letters into
Types:
character
engrave or inscribe characters on
Type of:
carve, chip at
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

v carve or cut a design or letters into

“engrave the pen with the owner's name”
Synonyms:
etch
grave, inscribe, scratch
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Type of:
carve, chip at
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

v carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

“engrave a letter”
Synonyms:
etch
Types:
benday
reproduce by the Benday process
stipple
engrave by means of dots and flicks
Type of:
print
make into a print

v impress or affect deeply

“The event engraved itself into her memory”
Type of:
affect, impress, move, strike
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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