incise








verb (used with object), in·cised, in·cis·ing.

  1. to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
  2. to make (marks, figures, etc.) by cutting; engrave; carve.

verb

  1. (tr) to produce (lines, a design, etc) by cutting into the surface of (something) with a sharp tool
v.

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.

  1. To cut into with a sharp instrument.
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