Definition of incise Incise
/ɪnsajˈz/ - [insayz] - in•cise
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What does incise mean?
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| incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting | ||
| cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | ||
| notch notch a surface to record something | ||
| scratch up, scrape, scratch scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" | ||
| groove make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record" | ||
| slit cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim" | ||
| worry touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" | ||
| girdle, deaden put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- incise (v. t.)
To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. - incise (v. t.)
To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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incise
in-siz′, v.t. to cut into: to cut or gash: to engrave.—adj. Incis′iform, shaped like an incisor-tooth.—n. Incis′ion, the act of cutting into a substance: a cut: a gash.—adj. Incī′sive, having the quality of cutting into: trenchant: acute: sarcastic.—adv. Incī′sively.—ns. Incī′siveness; Incī′sor, a cutting or fore tooth.—adjs. Incisō′rial, Incī′sory.—n. Incis′ure, a cut, incision. [Fr. inciser—L. incīdĕre, incisum—in, into, cædĕre, to cut.]
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🔤- incise, verb, present, 1st person singular of incise (infinitive).
- incise, verb (infinitive).
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