engrave C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ UK /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to cut or carve a design or text into a hard surface They chose to engrave the couple's initials inside the ring. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cut or carve a design or... carveetchinciseinscribechiselimprint ↔ Opposites effaceerase Word family Forms engraven Derived forms engraverengravingengravedengravement Related forms gravegraven Etymology AI details From en- ('in') + grave ('to carve, dig', from Old English grafan 'to dig, engrave'), influenced by Old French engraver. grafan Old English *grabaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # engrave **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ ## Meanings 1. to cut or carve a design or text into a hard surface ## Examples - They chose to engrave the couple's initials inside the ring. ## Synonyms - carve - etch - incise - inscribe - chisel - imprint ## Antonyms - efface - erase ## Derived Forms - engraver - engraving - engraved - engravement ## Related Forms - grave - graven ## Roots and Affixes - Root: grafan - Root: *grabaną ## Etymology From en- ('in') + grave ('to carve, dig', from Old English grafan 'to dig, engrave'), influenced by Old French engraver. ## AI Etymology Engrave is from en- ('in') + grave ('to carve, dig', from Old English grafan 'to dig, engrave'), influenced by Old French engraver. Important recorded forms include grafan (Old English) and *grabaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to cut or carve a design or text into a hard surface. The wider family includes derived forms such as engraver, engraving, engraved, and engravement and related words such as grave and graven. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown