etch

Verb

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

• carve or cut a design or letters into
  • engrave the pen with the owner's name
    

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

• cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
  • a face etched with pain
    
  • the leafless branches etched against the sky
    

• make an etching of
  • He etched her image into the surface