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Webster 1913 Edition
Engrave
En-grave′
,Verb.
T.
To deposit in the grave; to bury.
[Obs.]
“Their corses to engrave.” Spenser.
En-grave′
,Verb.
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.]
Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh
He did
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 inscription4.
To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.
Engrave
principles in men’s minds. Locke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Engrave
ENGRA'VE
,Verb.
T.
Literally, to scratch or scrape. Hence,
1.
To cut, as metals, stones or other hard substances, with a chisel or graver; to cut figures, letters or devices, on stone or metal; to mark by incision.Thou shalt engrave the two stones with the
names of the children of Israel. Ex.28.
2.
To picture or represent by incisions.3.
To imprint; to impress deeply; to infix.Let the laws of God and the principles of morality be engraved on the minds in early years.
4.
To bury; to deposit in the grave; to inter; to inhume. [Not now used.]Definition 2024
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See also: engravé
English
Alternative forms
Verb
engrave (third-person singular simple present engraves, present participle engraving, simple past and past participle engraved)
- (transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
- He engraved the plaque with his name.
- 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter VIII”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
- 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."
- (transitive) To carve (something) into a material.
- He engraved his name.
Synonyms
Translations
carve text or symbols into (something)
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Etymology 2
Verb
engrave (third-person singular simple present engraves, present participle engraving, simple past and past participle engraved)
- (obsolete) To put in a grave, to bury.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:
- So both agree their bodies to engraue; / The great earthes wombe they open to the sky [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i: