- v. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface (view details)
- v. carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into (view details)
- v. carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block (view details)
- v. impress or affect deeply (view details)
Meaning 1: (verb) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Usage Example(s): engrave a pen, engraved the winner’’s name onto the trophy cup
Synonym(s): grave ( what does grave stand for? ), inscribe ( what does inscribe stand for? )
engrave is derived from: engraver ( what does engraver stand for? )
Meaning 2: (verb) carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into
Usage Example(s): engrave the pen with the owner’’s name
Meaning 3: (verb) carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block
Usage Example(s): engrave a letter
engrave is derived from: engraver, engraving ( what does engraving stand for? ), etching ( what does etching stand for? ), gravure ( what does gravure stand for? )
Meaning 4: (verb) impress or affect deeply
Usage Example(s): The event engraved itself into her memory
Anagram1 for engrave: avenger (What does avenger stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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