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Engrave Common

Engrave has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

"engrave a pen"

"engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"

"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

2

impress or affect deeply

"The event engraved itself into her memory"

3

carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

"engrave a letter"

4

carve or cut a design or letters into

"engrave the pen with the owner's name"

5

To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.

6

To put in a grave, to bury.

Example Sentences
"engrave a pen" verb
"engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name" verb
"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" verb
"The event engraved itself into her memory" verb
"engrave a letter" verb
"engrave the pen with the owner's name" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
carve affect print
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
character benday stipple
Rhyming Words
ave aave rave mave fave gave eave dave wave pave save nave bave cave have lave drave knave soave quave
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