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reengrave

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en⋅grave

[en-greyv]
–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


en⋅grav⋅a⋅ble, adjective
en⋅grav⋅er, noun
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