etch

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verb

1. make an etching of (Freq. 1)
- He etched her image into the surface
• Derivationally related forms:
etcher, etching
• Topics:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
• Hypernyms:
print
• Hyponyms:
aquatint
• Entailment:
corrode, rust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
- a face etched with pain
- the leafless branches etched against the sky
• Hypernyms:
show
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
- engrave a letter
• Syn:
engrave
• Derivationally related forms:
gravure (for: engrave), engraver (for: engrave), engraving (for: engrave)
• Topics:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
• Hypernyms:
print
• Hyponyms:
benday, stipple
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. carve or cut a design or letters into
- engrave the pen with the owner's name
• Syn:
engrave
• Hypernyms:
carve, chip at
• Verb Group:
scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
• Hypernyms:
dissolve
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something