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| 1. | [ verb ] carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | |
| Synonyms: | engrave grave | |
| Examples: | "engrave a pen" "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" |
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| Related terms: | carve carve character engrave engraver | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (writing) convert ordinary language into code | |
| Synonyms: | cipher encipher code cypher encrypt write_in_code encode | |
| Examples: | "We should encode the message for security reasons" |
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| Related terms: | decipher decode write cipher encoding code cipher programmer coding | |
| 3. | [ verb ] write, engrave, or print as a lasting record | |
| Related terms: | record inscription | |
| 4. | [ verb ] mark with one's signature | |
| Synonyms: | autograph | |
| Examples: | "The author autographed his book" |
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| Related terms: | sign autograph | |
| 5. | [ verb ] draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible | |
| Related terms: | trace geometry | |
| 6. | [ verb ] register formally as a participant or member | |
| Synonyms: | enter recruit enroll enrol | |
| Examples: | "The party recruited many new members" |
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| Related terms: | register register enlist matriculate unionize registration recruit enrollee | |
| 7. | [ verb ] address, as a work of literature, in a style less formal than a dedication | |
| Related terms: | dedicate | |
| Similar spelling: |
inscribed incursive incurable in_service incurved incur incertitude incriminate incurably incursion incurring in_series incorrect Inocor Ingrid incarnate in_circles incurrence incurvate Ingrian incarcerate incorrectly inscription incorporeal |
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