Dictionary definition · etch
verb
- make an etching of"He etched her image into the surface"
- cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible"a face etched with pain"
- carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block"engrave a letter"
- carve or cut a design or letters into"engrave the pen with the owner's name"
- selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).