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en⋅grave

  [en-greyv]
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–verb (used with object), -graved, -grav⋅ing.
1. to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood: She had the jeweler engrave her name on the back of the watch.
2. to print from such a surface.
3. to mark or ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.: He engraved the ring in a floral pattern.
4. to impress deeply; infix: That image is engraved on my mind.
Origin:
1500–10; < MF engraver; see en- 1 , grave 3

Related forms:
en⋅grav⋅a⋅ble, adjective
en⋅grav⋅er, noun
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en·grave   (ěn-grāv')   
tr.v.   en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves
  1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy.
  2. To carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into: engraved the silver watch with my monogram.
    1. To carve, cut, or etch into a block or surface used for printing.
    2. To print from a block or plate made by such a process.
  4. To impress deeply as if by carving or etching: The experience was engraved into his memory.
en·grav'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Engraved

En*graved"\, a. 1. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the surface covered with irregular, impressed lines.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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