engrave
Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
en·grave
(ĕn-grāv′)tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves
1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy.
2. To carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into: engraved the silver watch with my monogram.
3.
a. To carve, cut, or etch into a block or surface used for printing.
b. To print from a block or plate made by such a process.
4. To impress deeply as if by carving or etching: The experience was engraved into his memory.
en·grav′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
engrave
(ɪnˈɡreɪv)vb (tr)
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to print (designs or characters) from a printing plate so made
3. to fix deeply or permanently in the mind
[C16: from en-1 + grave3, on the model of French engraver]
enˈgraver n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
en•grave
(ɛnˈgreɪv)v.t. -graved, -grav•ing.
1. to cut or etch (designs, etc.) into a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood.
2. to print from such a surface.
3. to ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.: to engrave a ring with a floral pattern.
5. to impress deeply; infix: That image is engraved on my mind.
en•grav′er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
engrave
Past participle: engraved
Gerund: engraving
| Imperative |
|---|
| engrave |
| engrave |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Verb | 1. | engrave - 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" character - engrave or inscribe characters on |
| 2. | engrave - impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory" | |
| 3. | engrave - carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" print - make into a print; "print the negative" benday - reproduce by the Benday process stipple - engrave by means of dots and flicks | |
| 4. | engrave - carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
engrave
verb carve, cut, etch, inscribe, chisel, incise, chase, enchase (rare), grave (archaic) Her name was engraved on the goblet.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
engrave
verb1. To cut (a design or inscription) into a hard surface, especially for printing:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَحْفُريُزَيِّن بالحَفْريَنْقُشُ
vyrýt
indgraverepræge
kaivertaa
ugravirati
grafa á, rista ágrafa, rista
彫る
조각하다
graviruotigraviruotojasišgraviruotiiškalti
iegravēt
vyzdobiť rytím
gravera
สลัก
khắc
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
engrave
[ɪnˈgreɪv] vt [+ object, metal, glass] → graver
to engrave sth with sth [+ inscription, name] → graver qch sur qch
Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost → On peut graver une inscription personnelle sur votre alliance sans frais supplémentaires.
to engrave sth with sth [+ inscription, name] → graver qch sur qch
Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost → On peut graver une inscription personnelle sur votre alliance sans frais supplémentaires.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
engrave
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
engrave
(inˈgreiv) verb1. to cut (letters or designs) on stone, wood, metal etc. They engraved his initials on the silver cup.
2. to decorate (metal etc) in this way. He engraved the silver cup.
enˈgraver nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
engrave
→ يَنْقُشُ vyrýt indgravere eingravieren χαράζω grabar kaivertaa graver ugravirati incidere 彫る 조각하다 graveren gravere wyryć gravar гравировать gravera สลัก kazımak khắc 雕刻Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009