engrave
[en-greyv]
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.
Origin of engrave
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Related Words for engrave
ingrain, chisel, inscribe, imprint, etch, embed, stipple, cut, scratch, fix, burn, impress, lodge, ornament, initial, instill, hatch, print, infix, biteExamples from the Web for engrave
Historical Examples of engrave
To engrave is, in final strictness, "to decorate a surface with furrows."
Ariadne FlorentinaJohn Ruskin
See if you can engrave or carve an ornament on some weapon you have made.
The Later Cave-MenKatharine Elizabeth Dopp
Find soft wood or stone and see if you can engrave some animal on it.
The Later Cave-MenKatharine Elizabeth Dopp
I had them to repair, polish and engrave, and now they are gone from my boat.
The Eight-Oared VictorsLester Chadwick
Bartsch, Adam, of opinion that Albert Durer did not engrave on wood, 237.
A Treatise on Wood EngravingJohn Jackson
engrave
verb (tr)
Word Origin for engrave
C16: from en- 1 + grave ³, on the model of French engraver
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