incise

[ in-sahyz ]

/ ɪnˈsaɪz /

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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.

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Origin of incise

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin incīsus, past participle of incīdere “to carve, cut into,” equivalent to in- “in” in-² + cīd- “to cut” + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt- becoming -s-

Words nearby incise

incipient, incipit, incircle, in circles, in circulation, incise, incised, incisiform, incision, incisive, incisor

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How to use incise in a sentence

You can seem to incise lines on it, and they look for all the world like they’re real, but with a little bit of shaking up, you can make significant changes.
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 9, 2020|Freakonomics
The usual plan is to prick or incise each lesion and press out the contents.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Put to the doors a while there; ye can incise To a hairs breadth without defacing.Sur.
The Mad Lover|Francis Beaumont
Winding streams on plains may thus incise their meanders in solid rock as the plains are gradually uplifted.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

Care must be taken not to let the knife slip at the end of the incision and so incise the neck tissues.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The next step is to incise the sinus freely from above downwards towards the jugular fossa and curette out the thrombus.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for incise

incise

/ (ɪnˈsaɪz) /

verb

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

Word Origin for incise

C16: from Latin incīdere to cut into, from in- ² + caedere to cut

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