ENGLISH: engrave - CREOLE: grave



Overview of verb engrave



The verb engrave has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe -- (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree")

2. engrave -- (impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory")

3. engrave -- (carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter")

4. engrave -- (carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name")

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