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The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them with quotations from Kant.
Karl Kraus

Meaning of "engrave" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENGRAVE

From en-1 + grave³, on the model of French engraver.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENGRAVE

engrave  [ɪnˈɡreɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENGRAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Engrave is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb engrave in English.

WHAT DOES ENGRAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

engrave

Engraving

Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper as prints or illustrations; these images are also called engravings. Engraving was a historically important method of producing images on paper in artistic printmaking, in mapmaking, and also for commercial reproductions and illustrations for books and magazines. It has long been replaced by various photographic processes in its commercial applications and, partly because of the difficulty of learning the technique, is much less common in printmaking, where it has been largely replaced by etching and other techniques. Traditional engraving, by burin or with the use of machines, continues to be practised by goldsmiths, glass engravers, gunsmiths and others, while modern industrial techniques such as photoengraving and laser engraving have many important applications.

Definition of engrave in the English dictionary

The first definition of engrave in the dictionary is to inscribe onto by carving, etching with acid, or other process. Other definition of engrave is to print from a printing plate so made. Engrave is also to fix deeply or permanently in the mind.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENGRAVE

PRESENT

Present
I engrave
you engrave
he/she/it engraves
we engrave
you engrave
they engrave
Present continuous
I am engraving
you are engraving
he/she/it is engraving
we are engraving
you are engraving
they are engraving
Present perfect
I have engraved
you have engraved
he/she/it has engraved
we have engraved
you have engraved
they have engraved
Present perfect continuous
I have been engraving
you have been engraving
he/she/it has been engraving
we have been engraving
you have been engraving
they have been engraving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I engraved
you engraved
he/she/it engraved
we engraved
you engraved
they engraved
Past continuous
I was engraving
you were engraving
he/she/it was engraving
we were engraving
you were engraving
they were engraving
Past perfect
I had engraved
you had engraved
he/she/it had engraved
we had engraved
you had engraved
they had engraved
Past perfect continuous
I had been engraving
you had been engraving
he/she/it had been engraving
we had been engraving
you had been engraving
they had been engraving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will engrave
you will engrave
he/she/it will engrave
we will engrave
you will engrave
they will engrave
Future continuous
I will be engraving
you will be engraving
he/she/it will be engraving
we will be engraving
you will be engraving
they will be engraving
Future perfect
I will have engraved
you will have engraved
he/she/it will have engraved
we will have engraved
you will have engraved
they will have engraved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been engraving
you will have been engraving
he/she/it will have been engraving
we will have been engraving
you will have been engraving
they will have been engraving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would engrave
you would engrave
he/she/it would engrave
we would engrave
you would engrave
they would engrave
Conditional continuous
I would be engraving
you would be engraving
he/she/it would be engraving
we would be engraving
you would be engraving
they would be engraving
Conditional perfect
I would have engrave
you would have engrave
he/she/it would have engrave
we would have engrave
you would have engrave
they would have engrave
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been engraving
you would have been engraving
he/she/it would have been engraving
we would have been engraving
you would have been engraving
they would have been engraving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you engrave
we let´s engrave
you engrave
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to engrave
Past participle
engraved
Present Participle
engraving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENGRAVE


architrave
ˈɑːkɪˌtreɪv
brave
breɪv
burgrave
ˈbɜːɡreɪv
Cosgrave
ˈkɒzɡreɪv
crave
kreɪv
deprave
dɪˈpreɪv
grave
ɡreɪv
landgrave
ˈlændˌɡreɪv
margrave
ˈmɑːˌɡreɪv
Musgrave
ˈmʌzɡreɪv
outbrave
ˌaʊtˈbreɪv
Palgrave
ˈpɔːlɡreɪv
palsgrave
ˈpɔːlzɡreɪv
photoengrave
ˌfəʊtəʊɪnˈɡreɪv
rave
reɪv
Redgrave
ˈrɛdˌɡreɪv
reengrave
ˌriːɪnˈɡreɪv
thrave
θreɪv
trave
treɪv
waldgrave
ˈwɔːldˌɡreɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENGRAVE

engrace
engraft
engraftation
engraftment
engrail
engrailment
engrain
engrained
engrainedly
engrainedness
engrainer
engram
engrammatic
engrammic
engrasp
engraved
engraver
engravery
engraving
engraving plate

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENGRAVE

ave
cave
Drave
embrave
from the cradle to the grave
gave
have
have one foot in the grave
leave
mass grave
must-have
nave
one foot in the grave
pauper´s grave
save
the grave
the New Wave
to make someone turn in his grave
war grave
wave

Synonyms and antonyms of engrave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENGRAVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «engrave» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of engrave
carve · chase · chisel · cut · enchase · etch · grave · incise · inscribe

Translation of «engrave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENGRAVE

Find out the translation of engrave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of engrave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «engrave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雕刻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grabar
570 millions of speakers

English

engrave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खोदना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَنْقُشُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гравировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gravar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graver
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengukir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eingravieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

彫る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조각하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Engrave
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செதுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोदणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oymak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incidere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyryć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гравірувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a grava
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαράζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

graveer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of engrave

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGRAVE»

The term «engrave» is regularly used and occupies the 55.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGRAVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «engrave» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «engrave» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about engrave

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «ENGRAVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word engrave.
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Karl Kraus
The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them with quotations from Kant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENGRAVE»

Discover the use of engrave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to engrave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Core CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
There are two filters available in Internet Explorer that can be used to render a simple 3D effect upon a selected Web object: Emboss and Engrave. Both first render the selected Web object into grayscale, and then either make it appear as if it ...
Keith Schengili-Roberts, 2004
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REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: TWELVE VOLUMES
Do you engrave on copper ? — Yes ; that is our business. 7043. Do you engrave on copper with a common graver ? — Yes. 7044. Chairman.j The previous witness who was examined here, Mr. Daniel Lee, stated, in reference to your business ...
COPYRIGHT OF DESIGNS., 1840
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Do you engrave on copper? — Yes ; that is our business. 7043. Do you engrave on copper with a common graver ? — Yes. 7044. Chairman.] The previous witness who was examined here, Mr. Daniel Lee, stated, in reference to your business, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1840
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Valuable Secrets Concerning Arts and Trades: Or Approved ...
Or Approved Directions from the Best Artists, for the Various Methods. CONTENTS, CHAP. I. Of the Art of Engraving. Page Art. i. A Wax to lay on iron or fteel 1 « ' □ a. xV A mordant water to engrave on steel ib. □ 3, To engrave with aquasortis, ...
‎1775
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One Thousand Valuable Secrets, in the Elegant and Useful ...
copper, in pouring it on the plates, covered either with hard or soft varnish, and scratched, or etched, agreeably to the design you intend to engrave on them. 7. As for what concerns the refiner's aquafortis, commonly called white water, it is ...
American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection, 2013
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High Magic: Theory & Practice
Engrave the traditional planetary sigils (see Practical Sigil Magic) on the front side, and the sigils of the planetary intelligence and demon on the back. Using the principle of the "Kabbalah of the Nine Chambers" ( Aiq Bekr; described in the  ...
U. D. (Frater), Frater U. D., 2005
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The Web Programmer's Desk Reference: A Complete ...
... { myDiv.style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.engrave();" myDiv. filters.item('DXImageTransform.Microsoft.engrave').bias = .5; myDiv.filters.item(' DXImageTransform.Microsoft.engrave').enabled = true; } </script></head> <body > ...
Lazaro Issi Cohen, Lázaro Issi Camy, Joseph Issi Cohen, 2004
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The Law of Copyright in Works of Literature and Art and in ...
The original inventors, designers, or engravers, 8m. of historical and other prints, and such who shall cause prints to be done from works, &c. of their own invention , and also such as shall engrave, &c. any print taken from any picture, drawing, ...
Charles Palmer PHILLIPS, 1863
9
The philosophical transactions and collections: abridged and ...
Observe in the Silver- Plate,, where the Index w points, and there engrave the Number or Figure 9,, lower down in the Substr action-Ring, where the Index y points, engrave the Cyphers. After this divide both Rings into 10 equal Parts, one of ...
Royal society of London, 1747
10
Popular Mechanics
Engrave much needed nameplates, directories, signs, trophies, badges in plastic, metal and wood on the time- tested New Hermes Engravograph. Simple to operate. It's tracer-guided. Engraving is a permanent business — not a fad — with ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENGRAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term engrave is used in the context of the following news items.
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ICYMI: Tortilla tunes, Russian selfie safety and more
Today on In Case You Missed It: Some genius decided to engrave a record into an uncooked flour tortilla and the thing actually plays. Russians ... «Engadget, Jul 15»
2
Citizen's View: Buy a brick and help Lakewood share the arts with …
Another idea might be to engrave something related to “Mame” — a favorite song, favorite character or favorite line. The engraving could be ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
3
Plans for Newfane Main Street renovation unveiled
Residents will be able to engrave stones with their loved ones' names and have them installed in the park. Wendel is working with the Newfane ... «Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Jul 15»
4
Vanessa Williams Wedding Photo Exclusive: All the Details on Her …
I didn't want to engrave anything because god forbid anything falls apart.” RELATED PHOTOS: Even more gorgeous star wedding gowns! «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Jul 15»
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Australian Ambassador Bill Tweddell's iftar dinner talk
Without peace, we continue to engrave this lack of access into communities. The flow-on effects from a lack of education to communities is ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
6
Increase in property thefts in Stanford
If your property does not have a serial number, engrave or mark your own personal identification number in an inconspicuous area and record ... «Central Kentucky News, Jul 15»
7
Sip a Cappuccino After Watching a 3D Printer Churn Out Your Mug
... that produces cocoa confections—as well as iTattoo, a service that allows the team at the café to engrave customers' designs onto electronic ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
8
FEBO Engraver Uses The Power Of The Sun (video)
FEBO is a wooden paintbrush that lets you engrave your drawings on different materials and customize your belongings thanks to the sun. «Geeky Gadgets, Jul 15»
9
State of Origin 2015: NSW Blues silenced by a champion …
On the State of Origin shield they will engrave — "2015 Queensland". I will leave it to you good people to tell your grandchildren how it ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Bermudian Artisan Returns For Engraving Event
“It is important to note that each bottle will take approximately 15 minutes to engrave. Therefore, customers are encouraged to think about any ... «Bernews, Jul 15»

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