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etch

/ɛtʃ/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. verb

    make an etching of

    He etched her image into the surface

  2. verb

    cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

    a face etched with pain

  3. verb

    carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

    engrave a letter

  4. verb

    carve or cut a design or letters into

    engrave the pen with the owner's name

  5. verb

    selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

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