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engrave

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engrave in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
    "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
    scratch  engrave  grave  inscribe 
  2. carve or cut a design or letters into
    "engrave the pen with the owner's name"
    engrave  etch 
  3. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
    "engrave a letter"
    engrave  etch 
  4. impress or affect deeply
    "The event engraved itself into her memory"
    engrave 
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