incise en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈsaɪz/
Etymology
From Middle French inciser.
Meanings
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(transitive) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| encise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| incised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| incised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| incises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reincise · incisal · subincise · incisely
Translations (9)
fi leikata (to cut in or into) · ota یازمق (to cut in or into) · fi kaivertaa (to cut in or into) · bg гравирам (to cut in or into) · bg издълбавам (to cut in or into) · mi pākati (to cut in or into) · ota قازمق (to cut in or into) · ak twa mu (to cut in or into) · bg врязвам (to cut in or into)