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Definition of incise verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

incise

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈsaɪz//

incise something (in/on/onto something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they incise

he / she / it incises

past simple incised

-ing form incising

to cut words, designs, etc. into a surface The letters were incised in stone. compare engrave

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