benday vs etch

benday and etch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benday	No	No	Yes	No
etch	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, etch is a hypernym of benday; that is, etch is a word with a broader meaning than benday:

benday: reproduce by the Benday process
etch: carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

Other hypernyms of benday include engrave.

benday (verb)	etch (verb)
reproduce by the Benday process	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
	make an etching of
	carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
	cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible