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engrave

/ engrave /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
"engrave a pen"
"engraved the winner''s name onto the trophy cup"
Type of:
carve chip at
Kinds of:
character
Derived:
engraver
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into
"engrave the pen with the owner''s name"
Type of:
carve chip at
Verb group:
grave inscribe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block
"engrave a letter"
Type of:
print
Kinds of:
benday stipple
Derived:
gravure engraver engraving etching
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
art artistic creation artistic production
verb Sense 4
impress or affect deeply
"The event engraved itself into her memory"
Type of:
affect impress move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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carve chip at character print benday stipple affect impress move