Meaning of INCISE
| Pronunciation: | | in'sIz
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| | Definition: | | [v] make an incision into by carving or cutting |
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| | See Also: | | cut, deaden, girdle, groove, notch, scrape, scratch, scratch up, slit, worry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf.
F. inciser. See {Incide}.]
1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to
engrave.
I on thy grave this epitaph incise. --T. Carew.
2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut
off.
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| | Definition: | | Surgically cut into. |
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