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