ENGRAVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ENGRAVE?

Need another word that means the same as “engrave”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “engrave” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Engrave” are: etch, grave, inscribe, scratch, carve, cut, cut in, incise, chisel, chase, score, imprint, impress, print, mark, fix, set, stamp, brand, deboss, embed, ingrain, lodge, register, record

Engrave as a Verb

Definitions of "Engrave" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “engrave” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Carve or cut a design or letters into.
• Cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing.
• Be permanently fixed in (one's memory or mind.
• Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block.
• Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.
• Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
• Cut or carve a text or design on (a hard object.
• Impress or affect deeply.

Synonyms of "Engrave" as a verb (25 Words)

brand	Assign a brand name to. When this product is not branded it sells for a lower price.
carve	Cut (a slice of meat) from a larger piece. Father carved the ham.
chase	Seek to attain. Chase silver.
chisel	Cut or shape something with a chisel. Chisel a hole through the brickwork.
cut	Cut off the testicles of male animals such as horses. Mark the point where the line cuts the vertical axis.
cut in	Cut down on; make a reduction in.
deboss	Stamp a design into the surface of (an object. A blue awareness bracelet with a debossed logo.
embed	Implant (an idea or feeling) so that it becomes ingrained within a particular context. The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division.
etch	Use the etching process to produce a print or design. A Pictish stone etched with mysterious designs.
fix	Decide upon or fix definitely. Ruth fixed herself a cold drink.
grave	Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it. Engraved the trophy cup with the winner s name.
impress	Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of. The young chess player impressed her audience.
imprint	Establish or impress firmly in the mind. He d always have this ghastly image imprinted on his mind.
incise	Make an incision into by carving or cutting. Figures incised on upright stones.
ingrain	Firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person. Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us.
inscribe	Write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record. His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy.
lodge	Be a lodger stay temporarily. The variety is high yielding but it has mostly lodged.
mark	Insert punctuation marks into. The examiner may have hundreds of scripts to mark.
print	Write as if with print not cursive. A delicate fabric printed with roses.
record	Make a record of set down in permanent form. I would go into the studio while the guys were recording.
register	Send by registered mail. He hadn t even registered her presence.
score	Decide on the scores to be awarded in a match or competition. Did you score last night.
scratch	Play a record using the scratch technique. Her arms were scratched by the thorns.
set	Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly. The unions had set a limit on the size of the temporary workforce.
stamp	Affix a stamp to. He must be able to stamp his authority on the team.

Usage Examples of "Engrave" as a verb

• Engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name.
• His drawings of public buildings were engraved by Edward Rooker.
• Engrave a pen.
• Engrave a letter.
• The image would be forever engraved in his memory.
• The crystal glasses were engraved with the Queen's cipher.
• My name was engraved on the ring.
• The event engraved itself into her memory.
• Engrave the pen with the owner's name.

Associations of "Engrave" (30 Words)

carve	Make (a turn) by tilting one’s skis on to their edges and using one’s weight to bend them so that they slide in an arc. The wood was carved with runes.
caryatid	A stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building.
chisel	Carve with a chisel. He s chiselled me out of my dues.
commemorate	Mark or celebrate (an event or person) by doing or producing something. A wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead.
cut	A passage cut or dug out as a railway cutting or a new channel made for a river or other waterway. The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia.
deep	A deep part of the sea. Waist deep.
effigy	A roughly made model of a person that is made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest. Angry campaigners plan to burn an effigy of the social security minister.
emblazon	Decorate with heraldic arms. The Queen s coat of arms is emblazoned on the door panel.
engraved	Cut or impressed into a surface. Engraved invitations.
enter	Set out on an enterprise or subject of study. The door opened and Karl entered.
etch	Make an etching of. Caustic soda etches glass.
gargoyle	An ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal.
gouge	The act of gouging. The channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water.
incise	Cut (skin or flesh) with a surgical instrument. A button incised with a skull.
inscribe	Address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication. His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy.
mallet	A hammer with a large, usually wooden head.
marble	A sculpture carved from marble. A pair of dramatic marbles showing dogs attacking a buck.
memorial	A structure erected to commemorate persons or events. A memorial to General Robert E Lee.
memorialize	Address in a memorial. The President memorialized the heroes of the battle.
monolithic	Characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity. IPC moved the paper from Covent Garden to the monolithic King s Reach Tower.
monument	An important site that is marked and preserved as public property. A simple stone monument marked the nearby crash site.
monumental	Imposing in size or bulk or solidity. Einstein s monumental contributions to physics.
plaque	An ornamental tablet, typically of metal, porcelain, or wood, that is fixed to a wall or other surface in commemoration of a person or event. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
sculpt	Create or represent (something) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques. Sculpting human figures from ivory.
sculpture	Form or shape as if by sculpture especially with strong smooth curves. Ammonite shells with external sculpture near the aperture.
slab	Remove slabs from a log or tree to prepare it for sawing into planks. He handled the rope competently and set out up the centre of the slab.
statue	A sculpture representing a human or animal.
stone	Build face or pave with stone. He must have a heart of stone.
tomb	A place for the burial of a corpse especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone. None escape the tomb.
totem	A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object. Other radical groups look to the party as a totem of the anti austerity movement.