engrave
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Engrave it on a newly minted nickel and he still would not be recognized on the street.
From Time Magazine Archive
Engrave, en-grāv′, v.t. to deposit in the grave.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Engrave, en-grāv′, v.t. to cut out with a graver a representation of anything on wood, steel, &c.: to imprint: to impress deeply.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Engrave this line, O friends of mine! over my broken heart: "He hustled and strove, and fancied he throve, till his daughter learned Delsarte."
From Second Book of Verse by Field, Eugene
"Engrave the history of this coffin on the plate," said he; "I shall probably have need of it before long."
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)
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