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