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engrave

verb

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
NG
Scrabble score
11

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verb

  1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

    “engrave a pen”

verb

  1. carve or cut a design or letters into

    “engrave the pen with the owner's name”

verb

  1. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

    “engrave a letter”

verb

  1. impress or affect deeply

    “The event engraved itself into her memory”

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Example Sentences

engrave a pen
engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name
the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
engrave the pen with the owner's name
engrave a letter
The event engraved itself into her memory

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