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engrave verb [ ɪnˈɡreɪv ]

• cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
• "my name was engraved on the ring"
Similar: carve, inscribe, cut (in), incise, chisel, chase, score, etch, imprint, impress, print, mark,
Origin: late 15th century (formerly also as ingrave ): from en-1, in-2 ‘in, on’ + grave3, influenced by obsolete French engraver .


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