Thesaurus results for INCISE

incise

verb

in-ˈsīz

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as in to etch

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface incised a pattern into the copper plate

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as in to slit

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing

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Recent Examples on the Web There, the child incised into the skirt on the right turns out to be standing on one of their mom’s feet, while the child incised on the left is actively stepping up on her other foot. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Expertly mimicking a child’s earnest handiwork, the picture being incised into human flesh shows two stick-figure girls holding hands. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024 Somewhat lazy streams may morph into straight, narrow channels that incise down, destabilizing banks. —

Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incise

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