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INCISE
incise
(verb) make an incision into by carving or cutting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
incise (third-person singular simple present incises, present participle incising, simple past and past participle incised)
(transitive) To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
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Source: Wiktionary
In*cise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incised; p. pr. & vb. n. Incising.] Etym: [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide.]
1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. I on thy grave this epitaph incise. T. Carew.
2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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