en ‧ grave /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: grave 'to cut' (11-21 centuries) , from Old English grafan ]
1 . to cut words or designs on metal, wood, glass etc
engrave something on something
Their names are engraved on a stone tablet.
engrave something with something
a pendant engraved with a simple design
2 . be engraved in/on your memory/mind/heart literary to be impossible to forget
—engraver noun [countable]