verb Download 🔗Share To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art. Examples : "He engraved the plaque with his name." art writing technology action history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To carve (something) into a material. Examples : "He engraved his name." art material action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put in a grave, to bury. Examples : "Context: In this case, the word "engrave" has a very rare, archaic meaning related to burying someone. Sentence: The villagers, overwhelmed by the sudden plague, were forced to engrave the dead quickly, with little ceremony. " ritual religion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. Examples : "The antique book had a beautiful engraving of a ship on its cover. " art material writing culture history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper. Examples : "The antique shop displayed a beautiful engraving of a sailing ship, clearly made from a copper plate. " art style technology writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A print produced from an engraving. Examples : "The art teacher showed us an engraving of a famous battle, explaining how it was made by carving lines into a metal plate. " art culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer. Examples : "The new software significantly improved the clarity and precision of the music engraving. " art music technology computing writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading