1. to cut letters, designs, or pictures into a hard surface such as metal, stone, or wood
2. to cut a design into a metal plate for printing
Usage: printing
3. to fix something deeply in memory or mind
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The jeweler will engrave your initials on the watch.
• They engraved the wedding date inside the rings.
• The artist engraved intricate patterns on the copper plate.
• His words were engraved in her memory forever.
• The monument was engraved with the names of fallen soldiers.
• She had her trophy engraved with her name and the date.
• The experience was engraved on his heart.