etch vs benday

etch and benday both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of etch include stipple.

etch (verb)	benday (verb)
selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons	reproduce by the Benday process
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