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engrave

See also: engravé

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪv
  • Hyphenation: en‧grave

Etymology 1

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From earlier ingrave, equivalent to en- +‎ grave (“to carve, engrave”). More at grave.

Verb

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engrave (third-person singular simple present engraves, present participle engraving, simple past and past participle engraved)

  1. (transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
    He engraved the plaque with his name.
    • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
      Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
  2. (transitive) To carve (something) into a material.
    He engraved his name.
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carve text or symbols into (something)

Etymology 2

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From en- +‎ grave.

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engrave (third-person singular simple present engraves, present participle engraving, simple past and past participle engraved)

  1. (obsolete) To put in a grave, to bury.

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engrave

  1. inflection of engraver:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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