incise[verb]Synonyms: cut, gash, pierce, slash, slice, slit, engrave, etch, grave
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧cise /ɪnˈsaɪz/
verb [transitive always + preposition] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: inciser, from Latin incisus, past participle of incidere 'to cut in']
to cut a pattern, word etc into something, using a sharp instrument:
an inscription incised in stone [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲