Etch and Erase

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Etch verb - To produce a vivid impression of.

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

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Erase is an antonym for etch.

Nearby Words: etched, etching, etcher

Erase verb - To destroy all traces of.

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Etch is an antonym for erase.

Nearby Words: erasure, erasing, erasable, eraser

etch name

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