photoengrave

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verb

pho·​to·​en·​grave ˌfō-tō-in-ˈgrāv How to pronounce photoengrave (audio)
photoengraved; photoengraving; photoengraves
photoengraver noun

photoengraver

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noun

pho·​to·​engraver
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: one that makes photoengraved plates
also : a worker who performs one or more of the operations of photoengraving

Word History

Etymology

Verb

back-formation from photoengraving

Noun

photoengrave + -er

First Known Use

Verb

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photoengrave was in 1885

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“Photoengrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photoengrave. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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