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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Engrave

/ĭn-grāv'/ approx. · En·grave · IPA /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/
01 v. t. To deposit in the grave; to bury.
  1. 1.
    To deposit in the grave; to bury.[Obs.]
02 v. t. To cut in; to make by incision.
imp. Engraved; p. p. Engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Engraving
  1. 1.
    To cut in; to make by incision.[Obs.]
    “Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave.” Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions.
    “Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.” — Ex. xxviii. 11.
  3. 3.
    To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.
  4. 4.
    To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.
    Engrave principles in men's minds.” Locke.