Engrave
1Engrave — En*grave , v. 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.] [1913 Webster] Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He… …
2engravé — engravé, ée (an gra vé, vée) part. passé. 1° Arrêté par le sable dans un cours d eau. Il jure comme un marinier engravé. • Les eaux [de la Loire] sont si basses, et je suis si souvent engravée que je regrette mon équipage qui ne s arrête… …
3Engrave — En*grave , v. t. [Pref. en + grave a tomb. Cf. {Engrave} to carve.] To deposit in the grave; to bury. [Obs.] Their corses to engrave. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
4engrave — index brand (mark), delineate, inscribe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5engrave — late 15c. (implied in ingraved), from EN (Cf. en ) (1) + obsolete verb grave carve (see GRAVE (Cf. grave) (v.)). Related: Engraved; engraving …
6engrave — incise, *carve, etch, sculpture, sculpt, sculp, chisel Analogous words: delineate, depict, limn, portray (see REPRESENT): imprint, impress, print (see corresponding nouns at IMPRESSION) …
7engrave — [v] carve letters or designs into bite, burn, chase, chisel, crosshatch, cut, diaper, embed, enchase, etch, fix, grave, hatch, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain, initial, inscribe, instill, intaglio, lithograph, lodge, mezzotint, ornament, print,… …
8engravé — Engravé, [engrav]ée. part …
9engrave — ► VERB 1) cut or carve (a text or design) on a hard surface. 2) cut or carve a text or design on. 3) (be engraved on or in) be permanently fixed in (one s mind). DERIVATIVES engraver noun. ORIGIN from …
10engrave — [en grāv′, ingrāv′] vt. engraved, engraving [Fr engraver < en , in + graver, to incise < OFr grafe, stylus < L graphium < Gr graphion, graving tool < graphein: see GRAPHIC] 1. to cut or incise letters, designs, etc. in or on (a… …
