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- Dictionaryincise/ɪnˈsʌɪz/
verb
- 1. mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or cuts: "a button incised with a skull"
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INCISE definition: 1. to cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool: 2. to cut the surface of something…. Learn more.
1. a. : to carve (something, such as an inscription) into a surface. b. : to carve figures, letters, or devices into : engrave. 2. : to cut into. Synonyms. engrave. etch. grave. inscribe. insculp [ archaic] See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of incise in a Sentence. The design is incised into the clay.
to make (marks, figures, etc.) by cutting; engrave; carve. incise. / ɪnˈsaɪz / verb. tr to produce (lines, a design, etc) by cutting into the surface of (something) with a sharp tool.
INCISE meaning: 1. to cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool: 2. to cut the surface of something…. Learn more.
To incise is to carve or cut into something. You might incise your initials into the old oak tree in your backyard. When you incise something, you carve it, often as a way of decorating it. Your grandfather might incise his beloved walking stick with the shapes of birds and trees, for example.
Definition of incise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'incise' Word Frequency. incise. (ɪnsaɪz ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense incises , present participle incising , past tense, past participle incised. verb [usually passive] If an object is incised with a design, the design is carefully cut into the surface of the object with a sharp instrument. [formal]
