1. Cut into a desired shape
   "graven images";
   - sculpted, sculptured
    
2. Cut or impressed into a surface
   "graven invitations";
   - engraved, etched, incised, inscribed

1. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   "The artist graved her initials into the stone";
   - scratch, engrave, inscribe
    
2. Impress deeply on the mind
   "The tragic event was graved in her memory"

See also: carven [archaic]

Type of: carve, chip at

Encyclopedia: Graven, Aarhus