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en·grave
(ĕn-grāv′)tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves
1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy.
2. To carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into: engraved the silver watch with my monogram.
3.
a. To carve, cut, or etch into a block or surface used for printing.
b. To print from a block or plate made by such a process.
4. To impress deeply as if by carving or etching: The experience was engraved into his memory.
en·grav′er n.
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engraved
(ɪnˈɡreɪvd)adj
1. (of an object or substance, such as silver, crystal, etc) having had a design cut into it
2. having a permanent place (in one's emotions or memory): her image is engraved upon my heart.
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| Adj. | 1. | engraved - cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" |
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engraved
adjective fixed, set, printed, impressed, lodged, embedded, imprinted, etched, ingrained, infixed Her memory is engraved upon my heart.
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engraved
[ɪnˈgreɪvd] adj (fig) to be engraved on sb's heart, to be engraved in sb's heart → être gravé(e) dans la cœur de qn
to be engraved on sb's memory, to be engraved in sb's memory → être gravé(e) dans la mémoire de qn
to be engraved on sb's memory, to be engraved in sb's memory → être gravé(e) dans la mémoire de qn
(lit) [glass, silver, crystal] → ciselé(e)
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engraved
adj glass, metal, plaque → graviert; design, letter, name → eingraviert; engraved plates (Typ) → (Kupfer)stiche pl; beautifully engraved with flowers → mit einem hübschen eingravierten Blumenmuster; her name is engraved on my heart → ich werde ihren Namen immer im Herzen bewahren; it is engraved on my memory → es hat sich mir unauslöschlich eingeprägt
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