etch
verb
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selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
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carve or cut a design or letters intoengrave
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carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a blockengrave
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make an etching ofβThe engraver etched an image into the surface.β
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cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visibleβa face etched with painβ