Definition of engrave

• v. t. - To deposit in the grave; to bury.
• v. t. - To cut in; to make by incision.
• v. t. - To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions.
• v. t. - To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.
• v. t. - To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.