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How to pronounce engrave in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms etch
Type of carve, chip at
Verb group scratch, grave, inscribe


engrave the pen with the owner's name.
Type Words
Synonyms etch
Type of print
Has types benday, stipple
Derivation engraver, engraving, gravure


engrave a letter.
Type Words
Synonyms grave, inscribe, scratch
Type of chip at, carve
Has types character
Verb group etch
Derivation engraver


engrave a pen.
engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name.
Type Words
Type of move, impress, affect, strike


The event engraved itself into her memory.

Examples of engrave

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They should engrave those words on a plaque, or on the side of Memorial Stadium.
From the omaha.com
A free feature, for now, is the ability to laser engrave artwork onto the devices.
From the usatoday.com
Maybe they should engrave that one over the doors of the future Bush Library.
From the time.com
Perhaps you simply wish to engrave the date of the christening and the baby's name?
From the yallsjoynt.com
Even if astrophysics died today, you could engrave Haldane's words on its tombstone.
From the guardian.co.uk
Today, a traveller wouldn't engrave their name on a pristine rock face in the desert.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Many Japanese firms also have founding principles that employees engrave on their hearts.
From the economist.com
Then, take it one step further and engrave something meaningful to commemorate this day.
From the sfgate.com
By age 12, Hogarth was an apprentice learning to engrave silver tankards.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Scratch: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
  • Impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"
  • Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"
  • Carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"
  • (engraved) cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"
  • (engraving) a print made from an engraving
  • Engrave is the second album released by Amulet.
  • Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. ...
  • (Engraving (music)) Music engraving is the art of drawing music notation at high quality for the purpose of mechanical reproduction. The term music copying is almost equivalent, though music engraving implies a higher degree of skill and quality, usually for publication. ...