Synonyms for etch
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
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.
Related words
- Word family
- etchant etching
- Phrases
- piranha etch
Forms
- Past participle
- etched
e.g. etched → engraved, inscribed, scratched, graved…
Example sentences
- engrave I can engrave that on a ring.
- inscribe I asked the jeweler to inscribe my initials on the back my watch.
By length
- 5 letters
- grave1
- 7 letters
- scratch1, engrave2
- 8 letters
- inscribe2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (engrave2 = 2 syllables).