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engrave

[ en-greyv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, en·graved, en·grav·ing.

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.
to print from such a surface.
to mark or ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.:
He engraved the ring in a floral pattern.
to impress deeply; infix:
That image is engraved on my mind.

engrave

/ ɪnˈɡreɪv /

to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process
to print (designs or characters) from a printing plate so made
to fix deeply or permanently in the mind

en·grava·ble adjective
en·graver noun
reen·grave verb (used with object) reengraved reengraving
super·en·grave verb (used with object) superengraved superengraving
under·en·graver noun
unen·graved adjective
well-en·graved adjective

Origin of engrave¹

1500–10; < Middle French engraver; en- ¹, grave ³

Origin of engrave¹

C16: from en- ¹+ grave ³, on the model of French engraver

First attempt made to engrave on glass by M. de Puymaurin, at Toulouse.

A stone mason was employed to engrave the following epitaph on a tradesman's wife: "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband."

Why should not some one, greatly daring, go so far as to bid the mason engrave a tribute to the world that is being left behind?

There was a great scheme that he should make a series of drawings on wood and Cole engrave them.

He told me that he would engrave her name on the tablet in his shrine, before which was a prayer made every day.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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