See incise in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb in·cised, in·cis·ing, in·cis·es
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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