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