Meanings
verbincise (third-person singular simple present incises, present participle incising, simple past and past participle incised)
present singular third person incises · participle present incising · participle past incised · past incised · alternative encise
- transitiveTo cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
The executioner’s blade is incised with Christ’s crown of thorns, and with the words of a prayer.
2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 5
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Frenchinciser
- Englishincise
From Middle French inciser.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian врязвам, издълбавам
- врязвам (vrjazvam)to cut in or into
- издълбавам (izdălbavam)to cut in or into
- гравирам (graviram)to cut in or into
Czech vyřezat, vyrýt
- vyřezatto cut in or into
- vyrýtto cut in or into
- vrýtto cut in or into
- vřezatto cut in or into
Finnish leikata, kaivertaa
- leikatato cut in or into
- kaivertaato cut in or into
Māori pākati
- pākatito cut in or into
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with incise
sizesuppliesexerciseguysriseprizeliessurprisewisetiesariseadvisediesbuyscompromisefliesauthorizerevisecomprisefriesexcisepiesdyesdemise
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
incise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incise
MLA
“incise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incise.
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