carve vs engrave

carve and engrave both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carve	No	No	Yes	No
engrave	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, engrave is a hyponym of carve; that is, engrave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carve:

Other hyponyms of carve include chisel, grave, inscribe, scratch, etch.

carve (verb)	engrave (verb)
cut to pieces	carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
form by carving	carve or cut a design or letters into
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface	carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
	impress or affect deeply