engrave

Verb

Meaning

To deposit in the grave; to bury.

To cut in; to make by incision.

To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions.

To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.

To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

etch inscribe scratch carve mark cut chisel score brand grave imprint impress incise lodge chase
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Antonyms

efface nonjudgmental

Hypernyms

move affect print strike impress carve

Hyponyms

character stipple benday

Phrases with the word

engrave with dots

Derivatives

engraved engraven engraving

Anagrams

avenger vernage Grevena

Examples

Life is writing. The sole purpose of mankind is to engrave the thoughts of divinity onto the tablets of nature. Friedrich Schlegel

[I wish]to engrave and distribute [the prints] for the benefit and knowledge and use of painters and sculptors and other knowledge-able persons. Titian

The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them with quotations from Kant. Karl Kraus

Lord Jesus, engrave Thou Thy name with Thine own finger upon my heart, that it may remain closed to wordly joy and worldly pleasure, self-interest, fading honor, and low revenge, and open only to Thee. Christian Scriver

engrave a pen Source: Internet

engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Engraulis Engraulis encrasicholus engravable engrave with dots engraved engraved design