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English verb: engrave | |||
| 1. | engrave (contact) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||
| Samples | Engrave a pen. Engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's. The lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree. | ||
| Synonyms | grave, inscribe, scratch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carve, chip at | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | character | ||
| Verb group | engrave, etch | ||
| 2. | engrave (emotion) impress or affect deeply | ||
| Samples | The event engraved itself into her memory. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
| 3. | engrave (creation) carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block | ||
| Samples | Engrave a letter. | ||
| Synonyms | etch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | |||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benday, stipple | ||
| Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
| 4. | engrave (contact) carve or cut a design or letters into | ||
| Samples | Engrave the pen with the owner's name. | ||
| Synonyms | etch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carve, chip at | ||
| Verb group | engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch | ||
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