engrave

engrave

CEFR: C1-C2 /en-grave/ [ih0.n.g.r.ey1.v]

To engrave is to cut or carve lines, letters, designs, etc., onto or into a hard surface. For example

Example Sentences:
They will engrave your initials on the ring for free.
She had the ring engraved with her initials.
The image was engraved on the plaque.

often used figuratively

Example Sentences:
That incident was engraved in my memory. = That incident engraved itself on my memory. [=I will never forget that incident]