carve (verb)
41sectionalise — verb divide into sections, especially into geographic sections sectionalize a country • Syn: ↑sectionalize • Derivationally related forms: ↑sectionalisation, ↑sectionalization (for: ↑sectionalize) …
42Balkanize — verb divide a territory into small, hostile states (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Balkanise • Hypernyms: ↑divide, ↑split, ↑split up, ↑separate, ↑dissever, ↑carve up …
43change integrity — verb change in physical make up • Hypernyms: ↑change • Hyponyms: ↑reform, ↑polymerize, ↑polymerise, ↑explode, ↑burst, ↑detonate, ↑blow up, ↑ …
44hew out — verb make or shape as with an axe hew out a path in the rock • Syn: ↑hew • Derivationally related forms: ↑hewer (for: ↑hew) • Hypernyms: ↑carve …
45sectionalize — verb divide into sections, especially into geographic sections sectionalize a country • Syn: ↑sectionalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑sectionalisation (for: ↑sectionalise), ↑sectionalization …
46sculpt — verb Etymology: French sculpter, alteration of obsolete sculper, from Latin sculpere Date: 1864 carve, sculpture …
47incise — verb To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave …
48emboss — verb [usu. as adjective embossed] carve a design in relief on (a surface). Derivatives embosser noun Origin ME: from the OFr. base of obs. Fr. embosser, from em into + boce protuberance …
49etch — verb 1》 engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to dissolve the parts the needle has exposed. 2》 (of an acid or other solvent) corrode or dissolve the… …
50inscribe — verb 1》 write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface, especially as a formal or permanent record. 2》 write a dedication to someone in (a book). 3》 Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect.… …
