What does incise mean?
Definitions for incise
ɪnˈsaɪzin·cise
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Princeton's WordNet
inciseverb
make an incision into by carving or cutting
Wiktionary
inciseverb
To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
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incise
Incise generally means to cut into something, often referred to making a precise or clean cut. In a surgical context, it refers to cutting into the body during a procedure. In an artistic context, it means engraving or carving designs onto a surface.
Webster Dictionary
Inciseverb
to cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave
Inciseverb
to cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off
Etymology: [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incise
in-siz′, v.t. to cut into: to cut or gash: to engrave.—adj. Incis′iform, shaped like an incisor-tooth.—n. Incis′ion, the act of cutting into a substance: a cut: a gash.—adj. Incī′sive, having the quality of cutting into: trenchant: acute: sarcastic.—adv. Incī′sively.—ns. Incī′siveness; Incī′sor, a cutting or fore tooth.—adjs. Incisō′rial, Incī′sory.—n. Incis′ure, a cut, incision. [Fr. inciser—L. incīdĕre, incisum—in, into, cædĕre, to cut.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incise in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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