incise

(in sīz′)

transitive verb incised, incising

to cut into with a sharp tool; specif., to cut (designs, inscriptions, etc.) into (a surface); engrave; carve

Origin: Fr inciser < L incisus, pp. of incidere, to cut into < in-, into + caedere, to cut: see -cide

See incise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·cised, in·cis·ing, in·cis·es

To cut into, as with a sharp instrument: incised the tablet with chisels; a plateau that had been deeply incised by streams.
a. To engrave (designs or writing, for example) into a surface; carve.
b. To engrave designs, writing, or other marks into.

Origin:

Origin: French inciser

Origin: , from Old French enciser

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *incīsāre

Origin: , frequentative of Latin incīdere, incīs-

Origin: : in-, in; see in-²

Origin: + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots

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