Word: etches
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. Example: The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.
To sketch; to delineate.
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