Contact and joining

Synonyms for engrave

Two senses of engrave live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 4, High CampContact and joining

carve or cut a design or letters into

Engrave the pen with the owner's name.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

etch

Same sentence, swapped: Etch the pen with the owner's name.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for engrave as it is used in the sentence above.

chisel
cast
flower

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 4, High CampContact and joining

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

Engrave a pen.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

grave

Same sentence, swapped: Grave a pen.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for engrave as it is used in the sentence above.

flower
crack
plant

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