ɪnˈskɹaɪb skɹætʃ carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface engrave a pen engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree carve or cut a design or letters into engrave the pen with the owner's name carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block engrave a letter impress or affect deeply The event engraved itself into her memory