verb (used with object), in·cised, in·cis·ing.
- to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- to make (marks, figures, etc.) by cutting; engrave; carve.
verb
- (tr) to produce (lines, a design, etc) by cutting into the surface of (something) with a sharp tool
1540s, from French inciser (15c.), from Old French enciser (12c.), from Latin incisus, past participle of incidere “to cut into, cut through” (see incision). Related: Incised; incising.
v.
- To cut into with a sharp instrument.