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