engrave
verb (used with object)
to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood.
has engraved
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present perfectof engrave (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“The Scarlet Letter” has engraved Nathaniel Hawthorne’s name into our national psyche as a critic of tyrannical small-town morality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
She has engraved the names in the big trophy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2017
In another pasture, John Allen has engraved a message into a narrow slab of granite laid flush with the ground.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2011
Still, the party has engraved invitations with a request for business attire and an effusive statement about the couple’s affection for each other.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2011
The corner pieces are of gold, and a little gold plate on the cover has engraved upon it the word Theodora.
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
