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engrave

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of engrave

1 to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface

engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone

Synonyms of engrave

etch, grave, incise, inscribe, insculp [archaic]

Words Related to engrave

carve, chisel, sculpt, sculpture

chase, groove, indent, notch

2 to produce a vivid impression of

a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind

Synonyms of engrave

brand, etch, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain (also engrain)

Words Related to engrave

enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill

fix, set, stamp

Near Antonyms of engrave

blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate

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