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etch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of etch

1 to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface

the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate

Synonyms of etch

engrave, grave, incise, inscribe, insculp [archaic]

Words Related to etch

carve, chisel, sculpt, sculpture

chase, groove, indent, notch

2 to produce a vivid impression of

in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies

Synonyms of etch

brand, engrave, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain (also engrain)

Words Related to etch

enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill

fix, set, stamp

Near Antonyms of etch

blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate

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