scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe
(verb) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; “engrave a pen”; “engraved the trophy cup with the winner’s name”; “the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree”
engrave, etch
(verb) carve or cut a design or letters into; “engrave the pen with the owner’s name”
engrave, etch
(verb) carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; “engrave a letter”
engrave
(verb) impress or affect deeply; “The event engraved itself into her memory”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
engrave (third-person singular simple present engraves, present participle engraving, simple past and past participle engraved)
(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
(transitive) To carve (something) into a material.
• (carve (text or symbols) into): carve, etch, inscribe
engrave (third-person singular simple present engraves, present participle engraving, simple past and past participle engraved)
(obsolete) To put in a grave, to bury.
• Grevena, avenger, vernage
Source: Wiktionary
En*grave", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + grave a tomb. Cf. Engrave to carve.]
Definition: To deposit in the grave; to bury. [Obs.] "Their corses to engrave." Spenser.
En*grave", v. t. [imp. Engraved; p. p. Engraved or Engraven (; p. pr. & vb. n. Engraving.] Etym: [Pref. en- + grave to carve: cf. OF. engraver.]
1. To cut in; to make by incision. [Obs.] Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave. Spenser.
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. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.
4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver. Engrave principles in men's minds. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
