En*grave", v. t. [Pref. en- +
grave a tomb. Cf. Engrave to carve.] To deposit
in the grave; to bury. [Obs.] "Their corses to engrave."
Spenser.
En*grave" (?), v. t.
[imp. Engraved (?); p. p.
Engraved or Engraven (&?;); p. pr. & vb.
n. Engraving.] [Pref. en- + grave to
carve: cf. OF. engraver.] 1. To cut in;
to make by incision. [Obs.]
Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh
He did engrave.
Spenser.
2. To cut with a graving instrument in order
to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures;
to mark with incisions.
Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two
stones with the names of the children of Israel.
Ex.
xxviii. 11.
3. To form or represent by means of incisions
upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an
inscription.
4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a
graver.
Engrave principles in men's minds.
Locke.
