to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood: She had the jeweler engrave her name on the back of the watch.
to print from such a surface.
to mark or ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.: He engraved the ring in a floral pattern.
to impress deeply; infix: That image is engraved on my mind.
Origin of engrave
1500–10; <Middle French engraver;see en-1, grave3
OTHER WORDS FROM engrave
en·grav·a·ble,adjectiveen·grav·er,nounre·en·grave,verb (used with object),re·en·graved,re·en·grav·ing.su·per·en·grave,verb (used with object),su·per·en·graved,su·per·en·grav·ing.
Before it comes time to engrave it in stone, to nail in the golden spike of our new epoch, we should reconsider the name we give our future—how it may subtly steer its trajectory.
Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green|Summer Praetorius|September 16, 2020|Nautilus
I couldn’t bring myself to engrave the ending, to mark her boundary, to reel her in.
Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green|Summer Praetorius|September 16, 2020|Nautilus
Everything connected with Agatha, however remotely, seemed to engrave itself indelibly on his mind.
The Grey Lady|Henry Seton Merriman
The recording diaphragm of a phonograph is a window pane bearing a stylus adapted to engrave a groove in a record blank.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1|Kempster Miller
We engrave (Fig. 15) three Greek gems from the islands as examples of savagery in early Greek art.
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang
Give up at last your prejudices, and engrave on the hearts of our children these important truths.
Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers|Various
We engrave in Fig. 151 the hands of the lady, as uplifted in prayer, with four of the rings, the full size of the originals.
Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places|Frederick William Fairholt
British Dictionary definitions for engrave
engrave
/ (ɪnˈɡreɪv) /
verb(tr)
to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process
to print (designs or characters) from a printing plate so made
to fix deeply or permanently in the mind
Derived forms of engrave
engraver, noun
Word Origin for engrave
C16: from en-1 + grave ³, on the model of French engraver