Real Dictionary

engrave
verb: If you engrave something with a design or words, or if you engrave a design or words on it, you cut the design or words into its surface.

engrave in American English
to cut or incise letters, designs, etc. in or on (a surface)
transitive verb: to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood

engrave in British English
to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process