ENGRAVES

Verb

engraves

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrave

Anagrams

• avengers, nerve gas, vernages

Source: Wiktionary

ENGRAVE

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

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