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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.
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.
1. To cut into, as with a sharp instrument: incised the tablet with chisels; a plateau that had been deeply incised by streams. 2. a. To engrave (designs or writing, for example) into a surface; carve. b. To engrave designs, writing, or other marks into.
INCISE meaning: 1. to cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool: 2. to cut the surface of something…. Learn more.
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] After the surface is polished, a design is incised or painted. [be VERB -ed] ...a set of chairs incised with Grecian scrolls. [VERB-ed]
Definition of incise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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incise meaning, definition, what is incise: to cut a pattern, word etc into somethin...: Learn more.
