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Meaning of engrave

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  engrave
      v 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"
           [syn: {scratch}, {engrave}, {grave}, {inscribe}]
      2: impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her
         memory"
      3: carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from
         such a block; "engrave a letter" [syn: {engrave}, {etch}]
      4: carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with
         the owner's name" [syn: {engrave}, {etch}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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