Incise Definition

ĭn-sīz

incised, incises, incising

verb

To cut into, as with a sharp instrument.

Incised the tablet with chisels; a plateau that had been deeply incised by streams.

American Heritage

To cut into with a sharp tool; specif., to cut (designs, inscriptions, etc.) into (a surface); engrave; carve.

Webster's New World

To engrave designs, writing, or other marks into.

American Heritage

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Origin of Incise

French inciser from Old French enciser from Vulgar Latin incīsāre frequentative of Latin incīdere incīs- in- in in–² caedere to cut kaə-id- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French inciser

From Wiktionary