incise
verb (used with object)
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
has incised
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present perfectof incise (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As the Colorado Plateau has uplifted over the past several million years, the Colorado River has incised into the flat-lying rocks of the plateau by hundreds of feet.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
These copper strips have been rolled with the writing on the inner side, but the stylus has incised so deeply—it must have been pounded in—that the text can be partly made out in relief.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 1955
It has more than once happened that a surgeon has incised such an abscess without having recognised its association with aneurysm, with tragic results.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The Kirkmadrine example has incised upon it the sacred monogram XP conjoined, and arranged crosswise within a circle.
From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various
Lawson Tait has incised the liver to the extent of three inches, evacuated two gallons of hydatids, and obtained successful recovery in ten weeks.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
