engraved; engraving
1
a
: to impress deeply as if with a graver
the incident was engraved in his memory
b
: to form by incision (as on wood or metal)
2
a
: to cut figures, letters, or designs on for printing
b
engraver
noun
Examples of engrave in a Sentence
They will engrave your initials on the ring for free.
She had the ring engraved with her initials.
The image was engraved on the plaque.
Recent Examples on the Web
Stein’s name is engraved on the stone’s front face, and Toklas, who died twenty-one years after her partner, on the back.
—
Hannah Whitaker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Anywhere Aurora The color on this dial, created through a process called ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition), covers a surface engraved in a spiral pattern, for a 3D effect.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
For example, the bottom of each bag is molded with a metal plaque engraved with an excerpt from the original 1754 Letters Patent signed by King Louis XV in Versailles.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
The panels of art, most of which are engraved, span a single stretch of rock in the state’s lush Jalapão region, Macedo tells Newsweek’s Aristos Georgiou.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
There will also be new headstones engraved for the men who were hanged.
—David Martin, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024
Each season, the finale winner's name will be engraved on it.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Ann Kline's name engraved on a stained glass window inside the Miller family's churchJane Miller
Jane still attends that church today.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
All departed with a silver cup from the collection with their initials engraved—and with an arrangement of Millers’ florals.
—Erin Michelle Newberg, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2024
Hannah Whitaker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Anywhere Aurora The color on this dial, created through a process called ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition), covers a surface engraved in a spiral pattern, for a 3D effect.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
For example, the bottom of each bag is molded with a metal plaque engraved with an excerpt from the original 1754 Letters Patent signed by King Louis XV in Versailles.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
The panels of art, most of which are engraved, span a single stretch of rock in the state’s lush Jalapão region, Macedo tells Newsweek’s Aristos Georgiou.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
There will also be new headstones engraved for the men who were hanged.
—David Martin, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024
Each season, the finale winner's name will be engraved on it.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Ann Kline's name engraved on a stained glass window inside the Miller family's churchJane Miller
Jane still attends that church today.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
All departed with a silver cup from the collection with their initials engraved—and with an arrangement of Millers’ florals.
—Erin Michelle Newberg, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engrave. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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engrave
verb
en·grave
in-ˈgrāv 
engraved; engraving
1
: to impress deeply
the incident was engraved in my memory
2
a
: to cut or carve (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
b
: to cut lines, letters, figures, or designs on or into (a hard surface) often for use in printing
c
: to print from a cut surface
an engraved wedding invitation
engraver
noun
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