vt to cut in; to make by incision.
2. engrave ·vt to impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.
3. engrave ·vt to deposit in the grave; to bury.
4. engrave ·vt to form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.
5. engrave ·vt to cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions.