engrave en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/
Etymology
From earlier ingrave, equivalent to en- + grave (“to carve, engrave”). More at grave.
Meanings
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(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
He engraved the plaque with his name.
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
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(transitive) To carve (something) into a material.
He engraved his name.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| engraved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| engraved | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| engraving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ingrave | alternative | lexicographic | |
| engraves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
engravable · engravery · reengrave · engraven · engravement · misengrave · photoengrave · microengrave
Synonyms
inscribe (carve (text or symbols) into) · carve (carve (text or symbols) into) · etch (carve (text or symbols) into)
Translations (47)
es inscribir (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ja 刻む (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ga grábháil (carve text or symbols into (something)) · it bulinare (carve text or symbols into (something)) · es entretallar (carve text or symbols into (something)) · fi kaivertaa (carve text or symbols into (something)) · nb inngravere (carve text or symbols into (something)) · nl graveren (carve text or symbols into (something)) · el χαράσσω (carve text or symbols into (something)) · no gravere (carve text or symbols into (something)) · sv gravera (carve text or symbols into (something)) · es entallar (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ota قازمق (carve text or symbols into (something)) · bg грави́рам (carve text or symbols into (something)) · hit 𒄢𒀸𒍣 (carve text or symbols into (something)) · fr graver (carve text or symbols into (something)) · es epigrafiar (carve text or symbols into (something)) · pl rytować (carve text or symbols into (something)) · it incidere (carve text or symbols into (something)) · cmn 雕刻 (carve text or symbols into (something)) · it intagliare (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ru выреза́ть (carve text or symbols into (something)) · sh ugravirati (carve text or symbols into (something)) · es incidir (carve text or symbols into (something)) · da indgravere (carve text or symbols into (something)) · es grabar (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ota یازمق (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ca gravar (carve text or symbols into (something)) · cmn 鐫刻 /镌刻 (carve text or symbols into (something)) · da gravere (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ru гравирова́ть (carve text or symbols into (something)) · enm graven (carve text or symbols into (something)) · pl grawerować (carve text or symbols into (something)) · mi whaowhao (carve text or symbols into (something)) · la caelō (carve text or symbols into (something)) · es burilar (carve text or symbols into (something)) · la insigno (carve text or symbols into (something)) · sh угравирати (carve text or symbols into (something)) · de gravieren (carve text or symbols into (something)) · sv karva (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ja 彫り込む (carve text or symbols into (something)) · sv etsa (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ja 彫刻する (carve text or symbols into (something)) · ru высека́ть (carve text or symbols into (something)) · pt gravar (carve text or symbols into (something)) · lb gravéieren (carve text or symbols into (something)) · grc χαράσσω (carve text or symbols into (something))