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Engrave

verb/ɛŋɡɹˈeɪv/
Definition
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
impress or affect deeply
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛŋɡɹˈeɪv/
🇬🇧British English
/ɛŋɡɹˈeɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɛŋɡɹˈeɪv/
2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋɡɹˈeɪv/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcarve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
“engrave a pen”
verbimpress or affect deeply
“The event engraved itself into her memory”
verbcarve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
“engrave a letter”
verbcarve or cut a design or letters into
“engrave the pen with the owner's name”
Word Forms
engravernouna skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
gravurenounthe act of intaglio printing
engravingnounmaking engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
gravieren
Schnitzen, Schneiden oder Ätzen in ein Material oder eine Oberfläche
🇫🇷French
graver
tailler, couper ou graver dans un matériau ou une surface
🇪🇸Spanish
grabar
tallar, cortar o grabar en un material o superficie
🇮🇹Italian
incidere
scolpire, tagliare o incidere un materiale o una superficie
🇳🇱Dutch
graveren
snijden, snijden of etsen in een materiaal of oppervlak
🇵🇹Portuguese
gravar
esculpir, cortar ou gravar em um material ou superfície
🇷🇺Russian
гравировать
вырезать, резать или гравировать на материале или поверхности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उत्कीर्ण
किसी सामग्री या सतह को तराशना, काटना या खोदना
🇧🇩Bengali
খোদাই করা
একটি উপাদান বা পৃষ্ঠে খোদাই, কাটা বা খোদাই করা
🇮🇳Tamil
பொறிக்க
ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது மேற்பரப்பில் செதுக்குதல், வெட்டுதல் அல்லது பொறித்தல்
🇮🇳Telugu
చెక్కు
ఒక పదార్థం లేదా ఉపరితలంగా చెక్కడం, కత్తిరించడం లేదా చెక్కడం
🇮🇳Marathi
कोरणे
सामग्री किंवा पृष्ठभागावर कोरणे, कट करणे किंवा खोदणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
કોતરણી
સામગ્રી અથવા સપાટી પર કોતરવું, કાપવું અથવા કોતરવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೆತ್ತನೆ
ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಗೆ ಕೆತ್ತಿ, ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಎಚ್ಚಣೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൊത്തുപണി
ഒരു മെറ്റീരിയലിലേക്കോ ഉപരിതലത്തിലേക്കോ കൊത്തുക, മുറിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൊത്തുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉੱਕਰੀ
ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਕਰੀ, ਕੱਟੋ ਜਾਂ ਨੱਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
کندہ
کسی مواد یا سطح پر تراشنا، کاٹنا، یا کھینچنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
雕刻
在材料或表面上雕刻、切割或蚀刻
🇯🇵Japanese
刻む
材料または表面に彫刻、切断、またはエッチングする
🇰🇷Korean
새기다
재료나 표면을 조각하거나 자르거나 에칭하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khắc
khắc, cắt hoặc khắc vào vật liệu hoặc bề mặt
🇹🇭Thai
แกะสลัก
แกะสลัก ตัด หรือแกะสลักเป็นวัสดุหรือพื้นผิว
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengukir
mengukir, memotong, atau mengetsa suatu bahan atau permukaan
🇵🇭Filipino
mag-ukit
ukit, gupitin, o ukit sa isang materyal o ibabaw
🇲🇾Malay
mengukir
mengukir, memotong, atau terukir ke dalam bahan atau permukaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نقش
نحت أو قطع أو حفر على مادة أو سطح
🇮🇷Persian
حکاکی کردن
حکاکی، برش، یا حکاکی در یک ماده یا سطح
🇹🇷Turkish
kazımak
Bir malzemeye veya yüzeye oyma, kesme veya dağlama
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַחֲרוֹט
לגלף, לחתוך או לחרוט לתוך חומר או משטח
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'engrave'?
The primary meaning of 'engrave' is 'carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'engrave' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'engrave' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'engrave' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'engrave' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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