carve vs etch

carve and etch both are verbs.

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

As verbs, etch is a hyponym of carve; that is, etch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carve:

Other hyponyms of carve include chisel, engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch, engrave.

carve (verb)	etch (verb)
cut to pieces	selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
form by carving	carve or cut a design or letters into
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface	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