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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
in·cise    Audio Help   [in-sahyz] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -cised, -cis·ing.
1.to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
2.to make (marks, figures, etc.) by cutting; engrave; carve.
[Origin: 1535–45; < L incīsus ptp. of incīdere to carve, cut into, equiv. to in- in-2 + cīd- cut + -tus ptp. suffix, with -dt- > -s-]
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  incise
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  carve, chisel, cut, engrave, etch, mold
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  cut
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To penetrate with a sharp edge.
Synonyms:  gash, pierce, slash, slit
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  engrave
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To cut (a design or inscription) into a hard surface, especially for printing.
Synonyms:  carve, etch, grave
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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