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 Definition of engrave  

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Definitions of 'engrave' Wordnet 

1. (verb) scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
"engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

2. (verb) engrave
impress or affect deeply
"The event engraved itself into her memory"

3. (verb) engrave, etch
carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
"engrave a letter"

4. (verb) engrave, etch
carve or cut a design or letters into
"engrave the pen with the owner's name"


Definitions of 'engrave' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (verb) engrave
to deposit in the grave; to bury

2. (verb) engrave
to cut in; to make by incision

3. (verb) engrave
to cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions

4. (verb) engrave
to form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription

5. (verb) engrave
to impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver


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