■ verb
1》 cut or carve (a text or design) on a hard surface.
↘cut or carve a text or design on.
↘cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing.
2》 ( be ~d on or in ) be permanently fixed in (one's memory or mind).
Derivatives
~r noun
engraving noun
Origin
C15: from en- 1 , in- 2 + grave 3 , influenced by obs. Fr. ~r .