Verb
1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;
"engrave a pen""engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"2. register formally as a participant or member;
"The party recruited many new members"3. draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
4. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
5. mark with one's signature;
"The author autographed his book"6. convert ordinary language into code;
"We should encode the message for security reasons"7. address, as a work of literature, in a style less formal than a dedication