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inciseincise /ɪnˈsaɪz/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYinciseOrigin: 1500-1600 French inciser, from Latin incisus, past participle of incidere to cut in VERB TABLEincise |
Present | I, you, we, they | incise | | he, she, it | incises | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | incised | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have incised | | he, she, it | has incised | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had incised | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will incise | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have incised |
1to cut a pattern or mark into a surface: incise in/into Someone had incised their initials in the tree.2to cut carefully into something with a sharp knife |