Engrave

  • 11engrave — v. 1) (d; refl., tr.) to engrave on (the events engraved themselves on my memory) 2) (D; tr.) to engrave with * * * [ɪn greɪv] (D; tr.) to engrave with (d; refl.,tr.) to engrave on (the events engraved themselves on my memory) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12engrave — [[t]ɪngre͟ɪv[/t]] engraves, engraving, engraved VERB If you engrave something with a design or words, or if you engrave a design or words on it, you cut the design or words into its surface. [be V ed with n] Your wedding ring can be engraved with …

    English dictionary

  • 13engrave — en|grave [ınˈgreıv] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: grave to cut (11 21 centuries), from Old English grafan] 1.) to cut words or designs on metal, wood, glass etc engrave sth on sth ▪ Their names are engraved on a stone tablet. engrave sth with… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14engrave — verb (T) 1 to cut words or pictures on metal, wood, glass etc: engrave sth on: a silver pocket watch with the initials HTS engraved on the back | engrave sth with: a pendant engraved with a simple geometric design 2 be engraved in your… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15engrave — UK [ɪnˈɡreɪv] / US verb [transitive] Word forms engrave : present tense I/you/we/they engrave he/she/it engraves present participle engraving past tense engraved past participle engraved to cut words or pictures into a hard surface such as stone …

    English dictionary

  • 16engrave — engravable, adj. engraver, n. /en grayv /, v.t., engraved, engraving. 1. to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood: She had the jeweler engrave her name on the back of the watch. 2. to print …

    Universalium

  • 17engrave — verb Engrave is used with these nouns as the object: ↑inscription …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 18engrave — Synonyms and related words: assemble, autolithograph, be a printmaker, bead, bed, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, book, brand, bring home to, bring out, calendar, canal, canalize, carve, cast, catalog, chalk,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19engrave — en•grave [[t]ɛnˈgreɪv[/t]] v. t. graved, grav•ing 1) to cut or etch (designs, etc.) into a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood 2) to print from such a surface 3) to ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.: to engrave a …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20engrave —   Kaha, kālai.    ♦ To cut or engrave in copper or brass, kaha keleawe …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary