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verb (used with object), en·graved, en·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.
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engrave (ɪnˈɡreɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process |
| 2. | to print (designs or characters) from a printing plate so made |
| 3. | to fix deeply or permanently in the mind |
| [C16: from | |
| en'graver | |
| —n | |
| engrave (ɪnˈɡreɪv) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process |
| 2. | to print (designs or characters) from a printing plate so made |
| 3. | to fix deeply or permanently in the mind |
| [C16: from | |
| en'graver | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
engrave
c.1500, from en- + obsolete verb grave "carve" (see grave (v.)). Related: Engraved; engraving.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Engraver definition
Heb. harash (Ex. 35:35; 38:23) means properly an artificer in wood, stone, or metal. The chief business of the engraver was cutting names or devices on rings and seals and signets (Ex. 28:11, 21, 36; Gen. 38:18).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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