pret. engraved; pp. engraved or engraven. Literally, to scratch or scrape. Hence,

To cut, as metals, stones or other hard substances, with a chisel or graver; to cut figures, letters or devices, on stone or metal; to mark by incision. Thou shalt engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. Exodus 28:11.

To picture or represent by incisions.

To imprint; to impress deeply; to infix. Let the laws of God and the principles of morality be engraved on the minds in early years.

To bury; to deposit in the grave; to inter; to innume.