'Engrave' definitions:

Definition of 'engrave'

(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe]
verb
Impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"
verb
Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter" [syn: engrave, etch]
verb
Carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" [syn: engrave, etch]

Definition of 'Engrave'

From: GCIDE
  • Engrave \En*grave"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + grave a tomb. Cf. Engrave to carve.] To deposit in the grave; to bury. [Obs.] "Their corses to engrave." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Engrave'

From: GCIDE
  • Engrave \En*grave"\, 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions. [1913 Webster]
  • Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 11. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver. [1913 Webster]
  • Engrave principles in men's minds. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'engrave'

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Words containing 'Engrave'