transitive verb engraved -·graved′, engraving -·grav′·ing

1. to cut or incise letters, designs, etc. in or on (a surface)
2. to impress deeply or permanently on the mind or memory, as though by engraving
3. to cut or incise (a picture, letters, etc.) into a metal plate, wooden block, etc. for printing
4. to print with such a plate, block, etc.
5. photoengrave

Etymology: Fr engraver < en-, in + graver, to incise < OFr grafe, stylus < L graphium < Gr graphion, graving tool < graphein: see graphic