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engraved

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈɡɹeɪvd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 N G R EY1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made by engraving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Decorated with engravings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of engrave

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

cut or impressed into a surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an incised design
  • engraved invitations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: etched, graven, incised, inscribed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَنْقُوش (manqūš) — made by engraving
  • Arabic: مَنْقُوش (mangūš) — made by engraving
  • Esperanto: gravurita — made by engraving
  • Finnish: kaiverrettu — made by engraving
  • Finnish: kaiverruksin koristeltu — decorated with engravings
  • German: graviert — decorated with engravings
Real reading context

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