engrave vs stipple

engrave and stipple both are verbs.

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

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

engrave: carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
stipple: engrave by means of dots and flicks

Other hyponyms of engrave include benday.

engrave (verb)	stipple (verb)
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface	produce a mottled effect
carve or cut a design or letters into	engrave by means of dots and flicks
carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block	make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
impress or affect deeply	apply (paint) in small dots or strokes