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Engrave — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engravé — 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… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Engrave — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engrave — index brand (mark), delineate, inscribe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
engrave — late 15c. (implied in ingraved), from EN (Cf. en ) (1) + obsolete verb grave carve (see GRAVE (Cf. grave) (v.)). Related: Engraved; engraving … Etymology dictionary
engrave — incise, *carve, etch, sculpture, sculpt, sculp, chisel Analogous words: delineate, depict, limn, portray (see REPRESENT): imprint, impress, print (see corresponding nouns at IMPRESSION) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
engravé — Engravé, [engrav]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
engrave — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
engrave — [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… … English World dictionary
engrave — 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
