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in·cise (ĭn-sīź)

[French inciser, from Old French enciser, from Vulgar Latin* incīsāre, frequentative of Latin incīdere, incīs-, in-, in; see in–2, + caedere, to cut.]

transitive verb: -cised, -cis·ing, -cis·es. 

  1. To cut into, as with a sharp instrument: incised the tablet with chisels; a plateau that had been deeply incised by streams.
    1. To engrave (designs or writing, for example) into a surface; carve.
    2. To engrave designs, writing, or other marks into.