engrave

engrave

verb

Definition of ENGRAVE

1

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface <engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone>

Synonyms etch, grave, incise, inscribe, insculp [archaic]

Related Words carve, chisel, sculpt, sculpture; chase, groove, indent, notch; score, trace; affix, impress

2

to produce a vivid impression of <a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind>

Synonyms brand, etch, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain (also engrain)

Related Words enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill; fix, set, stamp

Near Antonyms blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate