Associations to the word «Engrave»

Wiktionary

ENGRAVE, verb. (transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
ENGRAVE, verb. (transitive) To carve (something) into a material.
ENGRAVE, verb. (obsolete) To put in a grave, to bury.

Dictionary definition

ENGRAVE, verb. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree".
ENGRAVE, verb. Impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory".
ENGRAVE, verb. Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter".
ENGRAVE, verb. Carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name".

Wise words

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson