photoengrave

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verb

To make a photoengraving of an image

OriginEnglish engrave ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

verbphotoengrave (third-person singular simple present photoengraves, present participle photoengraving, simple past and past participle photoengraved)

present singular third person photoengraves · participle present photoengraving · participle past photoengraved · past photoengraved

  1. To make a photoengraving of an image

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishengrave
  9. Englishphotoengrave

From photo- + engrave.

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Cite this entry
APA

photoengrave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengrave

MLA

“photoengrave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengrave. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoengrave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengrave.

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