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.
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This wooden style can be engraved with their name, your child’s, the year, as well as a meaningful saying, message, or quote.
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On Friday, thousands of soccer executives, dignitaries, journalists and others will step into the Center’s Hall of Nations or Hall of States, where Trump’s and Grenell’s names are now engraved on the marble wall.
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The forms vary slightly across her different periods—at times tall and amphora-like, at others shallow and wide, with geometric patterns engraved on the surface, or lines of a different color than the base glaze tracing the lips.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
This wooden style can be engraved with their name, your child’s, the year, as well as a meaningful saying, message, or quote.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
On Friday, thousands of soccer executives, dignitaries, journalists and others will step into the Center’s Hall of Nations or Hall of States, where Trump’s and Grenell’s names are now engraved on the marble wall.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The forms vary slightly across her different periods—at times tall and amphora-like, at others shallow and wide, with geometric patterns engraved on the surface, or lines of a different color than the base glaze tracing the lips.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engrave. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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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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