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English Dictionary: engrave	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for engrave
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engrave v carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" Synonym(s): scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory" carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter" Synonym(s): engrave, etch carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" Synonym(s): engrave, etch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engrave \Engrave"\, v. t. [imp. {Engraved}; p. p. {Engraved} or {Engraven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engraving}.] [Pref. en- + grave to carve: cf. OF. engraver.] 1. To cut in; to make by incision. [Obs.] Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave. --Spenser. 2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions. Like . . . . a signet thou engrave* the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 11. 3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription. 4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver. Engrave principles in men's minds. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engrave \En*grave"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + grave a tomb. Cf. {Engrave} to carve.] To deposit in the grave; to bury. [Obs.] [bd]Their corses to engrave.[b8] --Spenser.