engrave.
To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
Meaning & usage
To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
He engraved the plaque with his name.
To carve (something) into a material.
He engraved his name.
Where this word comes from
From earlier ingrave, equivalent to en- + grave (“to carve, engrave”). More at grave.
To put in a grave, to bury.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English grave English engrave From en- + grave.
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