engrave

1
as in to etch
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone

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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind

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Recent Examples of engrave The crown is engraved with the Dior logo, and a blue sapphire crystal caseback featuring a rose gold Dior insignia at the center. Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 Lincoln Day is also fluid in its sense of history: here in Hotchkiss, a slogan that had been embraced by the Confederacy had been engraved on a semi-automatic weapon and then sold at an event honoring the first American President to get shot in office. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 Per the study, the researchers then made replicas of flint tools found nearby and successfully used them to engrave another Manot Cave boulder. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024 It’s engraved with the L.U.C logo and guilloché finish, all of which can be view through a sapphire caseback. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for engrave 
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  • Comic and illusionist Penn Jillette also contributed a biographical essay about his close friend, and another pal, comedy roast specialist Jeff Ross, came up with the album title, and one side of the double album is etched with a reproduction of Gilbert’s artwork, Chico Needed the Money.
    Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
  • But the Holocaust is etched onto her skin — A-26,959 tattooed on her left forearm, marking her for life, along with some other Auschwitz survivors.
    Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • The ring was inscribed with his wedding date — Dec. 25, 1908 — and the body was identified as a German soldier from World War I, researchers said, confirmed by the discovery of his identification plate.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
  • There are multiple easter egg nuggets hinting at a 6/6 date inscribed across the ad through jerseys and scoreboards.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • Who should win: Roan is the new Lady Gaga — an artist who carved out her own lane in pop culture with a devoted fanbase.
    Troy Smith, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
  • One timepiece on offer—also on display at the house’s Blue Book high jewelry reveal in Beverly Hills last year—features a flying tourbillon topped off with a diamond and surrounded by a turquoise dial carved to look like clouds.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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