Main Entry:

in·cise

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈsīz, -ˈsīs\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

in·cised; in·cis·ing

Etymology:

Middle French or Latin; Middle French inciser, from Latin incisus, past participle of incidere, from in- + caedere to cut

Date:

1567

1: to cut into2 a: to carve figures, letters, or devices into : engrave b: to carve (as an inscription) into a surface