verb
                                                make an etching of
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - He etched her image into the surface
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a face etched with pain
- the leafless branches etched against the sky
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - engrave a letter
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                carve or cut a design or letters into
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - engrave the pen with the owner's name
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons