Definition of Engrave
Engrave
en·grave


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(verb)
To cut or carve a design or letters onto a hard surface.

e.g. The jeweler will engrave your name on the silver necklace.

(verb)
to be fixed or impressed deeply and indelibly, as on the mind;

e.g. Unfortunately, the horrible incident is engraved in her mind.



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  • "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others." -- Pericles



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