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Dictionary definition · etch

verb

  1. make an etching of"He etched her image into the surface"
  2. cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible"a face etched with pain"
  3. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block"engrave a letter"
  4. carve or cut a design or letters into"engrave the pen with the owner's name"
  5. 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).