Third person singular present tense: cuts or carves a design into a hard surface; or fixes something deeply in the mind.
From en- (to cause to be) + grave (Old English grafan, meaning 'to dig' or 'carve'). The -s ending marks third person singular present tense in English.
Modern laser engraving technology does instantly what took engravers months by hand—yet people still seek out hand-engraved items because there's something about human effort carved into metal that machines can't quite replicate emotionally.
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