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engrave¹

  • /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/

Rhymes with -eɪv

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From earlier ingrave, equivalent to en- + grave (“to carve, engrave”). More at grave.

verb engraves · engraving · engraved · ingrave

  1. transitive To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art. He engraved the plaque with his name.
  2. transitive To carve (something) into a material. He engraved his name.

Similar: carve, etch, inscribe

engrave²

  • /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/

Rhymes with -eɪv

verb engraves · engraving · engraved · ingrave

  1. obsolete To put in a grave, to bury. So both agree their bodies to engraue; / The great earthes wombe they open to the sky [...].

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verb

Similar: carve, etch, inscribe

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verb carve text or symbols into (something)

Españolgrabar, burilar, inscribir, entallar, epigrafiar, incidir
日本語刻む kizamu, 彫り込む horikomu, 彫刻する chōkoku suru
中文雕刻 diāokè, 鐫刻 /镌刻 juānkè
Portuguêsgravar
Françaisgraver
Deutschgravieren
Italianoincidere, intagliare, bulinare
Ελληνικάχαράσσω charásso
Русскийгравирова́ть gravirovátʹ, высека́ть vysekátʹ, выреза́ть vyrezátʹ

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@misc{engrave_2026,
  title = {engrave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engrave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}