dictionary definitions for "engrave"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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              Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh
              He did engrave.                       --Spenser.
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     2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an
        inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures;
        to mark with incisions.
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              Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones
              with the names of the children of Israel. --Ex.
                                                    xxviii. 11.
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     3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood,
        stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.
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     4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.
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              Engrave principles in men's minds.    --Locke.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  engrave
      v 1: 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]
      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" [syn: engrave, etch]
      4: carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with
         the owner's name" [syn: engrave, etch]


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