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/ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/ · verb
(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art..
He engraved the plaque with his name.
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
He engraved his name.
So both agree their bodies to engraue; / The great earthes wombe they open to the sky [...].
Use engrave when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Engrave means (transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art..
Common synonyms include carve, etch, inscribe, grave.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He engraved the plaque with his name.
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