"incise" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈsaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incise.wav Forms: incises [present, singular, third-person], incising [participle, present], incised [participle, past], incised [past], encise [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪz Etymology: From Middle French inciser. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kh₂eyd-}}, {{der|en|frm|inciser}} Middle French inciser Head templates: {{en-verb}} incise (third-person singular simple present incises, present participle incising, simple past and past participle incised)
  1. (transitive) To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. Tags: transitive Translations (to cut in or into): врязвам (vrjazvam) (Bulgarian), издълбавам (izdǎlbavam) (Bulgarian), гравирам (graviram) (Bulgarian), leikata (Finnish), kaivertaa (english: to engrave) (Finnish), pākati (Maori), قازمق (kazmak) (Ottoman Turkish), یازمق (yazmak) (english: to inscribe, to engrave) (Ottoman Turkish)

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