etch

Verb

Verb Forms: etched, etching, etches

To engrave a design on a surface with acid or a sharp tool.
make an etching of
- "He etched her image into the surface"
cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
- "a face etched with pain"
- "the leafless branches etched against the sky"
carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
carve or cut a design or letters into
selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
To engrave a surface.
To make a lasting impression.
To sketch; to delineate.

Noun

Obsolete form of eddish.

Examples

His clever plays would ETCH his name into the Scrabble hall of fame.
The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.

Origin / Etymology

From Dutch etsen (“to etch”), from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”) (whence also English eat).

Synonyms

engrave

Scrabble Score: 9

etch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
etch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
etch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

etch: valid Words With Friends Word