etch

Meanings

• 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"
  • "the leafless branches etched against the sky"
• carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
• carve or cut a design or letters into
• selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

Synonyms

engrave