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Definition of Engrave

1. Verb. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface. "The lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

2. Verb. Impress or affect deeply. "The event engraved itself into her memory"

3. Verb. Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block. "Engrave a letter"

4. Verb. Carve or cut a design or letters into. "Engrave the pen with the owner's name"

Definition of Engrave

1. v. t. To deposit in the grave; to bury.

2. v. t. To cut in; to make by incision.

Definition of Engrave

1. Verb. (transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To carve (something) into a material. ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete) To put in a grave, to bury. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Engrave

1. to form by incision [v -GRAVED, -GRAVING, -GRAVES]

Medical Definition of Engrave

1. 1. To cut in; to make by incision. "Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave." (Spenser) 2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions. "Like . . . . A signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel." (Ex. Xxviii. 11) 3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription. 4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver. "Engrave principles in men's minds." (Locke) Origin: Engraved; Engraved or Engraven; Engraving] [Pref. En- + grave to carve: cf. OF. Engraver. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Engrave

engrammas engrammatic engramme engrammes engrammic engrams engraphia engraphic engrapple engrappled

engrappling engrasp engrasped engrasping engrasps engrave (current term) engraved engravement engravements engraven

engravened engravening engravens engraver engraveries engravers engravery engraves engravest engraveth

Literary usage of Engrave

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Lord Somera commissioned him to engrave a portrait of archbishop Tillotson, and this print, for which he was richly rewarded, was the foundation of his ..."

2. The Lettering of an Athenian Mason by Stephen V. Tracy (1975)
"112 1028 CUTTER: CAREER AND HABITS OF INSCRIBING Did the Same Cutter engrave the Lettering and the Crowns? The crown represents something of a different ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"He was also employed by Philip Galle to engrave a set of prints of the history of Lucretia. At the age of twenty-one he married a widow somewhat advanced in ..."

4. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Lord Somera commissioned him to engrave a portrait of archbishop Tillotson, and this print, for which he was richly rewarded, was the foundation of his ..."

5. The Lettering of an Athenian Mason by Stephen V. Tracy (1975)
"112 1028 CUTTER: CAREER AND HABITS OF INSCRIBING Did the Same Cutter engrave the Lettering and the Crowns? The crown represents something of a different ..."

6. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"He was also employed by Philip Galle to engrave a set of prints of the history of Lucretia. At the age of twenty-one he married a widow somewhat advanced in ..."

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