I on thy grave this epitaph incise. --T. Carew.
[1913 Webster]
2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
incise — [ ɛ̃siz ] n. f. et adj. f. • 1770; lat. incisa « coupée » 1 ♦ Mus. Groupe de notes formant une unité rythmique à l intérieur d une phrase musicale. 2 ♦ (1771) Gramm. Proposition généralement courte, tantôt insérée dans le corps de la phrase,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
incise — index break (separate), lancinate, split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
incisé — incisé, ée (in si zé, zée) part. passé d inciser. 1° Qui a subi une entaille. La tumeur incisée par le chirurgien. 2° Terme de botanique. Feuille incisée, feuille qui a des découpures plus profondes que celles auxquelles on donne le nom de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
incise — (v.) 1540s, from Fr. inciser (15c.), from O.Fr. enciser (12c.), from L. incisus, pp. of incidere to cut into, cut through (see INCISION (Cf. incision)). Related: Incised; incising … Etymology dictionary
incise — engrave, etch, chisel, *carve, sculpture, sculpt, sculp Analogous words: imprint, print, stamp, impress (see corresponding nouns at IMPRESSION): depict, delineate, limn (see REPRESENT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
incise — meaning ‘to cut into, engrave’, is spelt ise, not ize. The noun derivative is incisor (usually meaning a front tooth), not er … Modern English usage
incise — ► VERB 1) make a cut or cuts in (a surface). 2) cut (a mark or decoration) into a surface. ORIGIN Latin incidere cut into … English terms dictionary
incise — [in sīz′] vt. incised, incising [Fr inciser < L incisus, pp. of incidere, to cut into < in , into + caedere, to cut: see CIDE] to cut into with a sharp tool; specif., to cut (designs, inscriptions, etc.) into (a surface); engrave; carve … English World dictionary
incise — UK [ɪnˈsaɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms incise : present tense I/you/we/they incise he/she/it incises present participle incising past tense incised past participle incised 1) formal to cut words or a design into something 2) to cut into… … English dictionary
incise — (in si z ) s. f. Terme de grammaire. Petite phrase qui, formant un sens partiel, entre dans le sens total de la proposition. Dans la phrase : Quand la ville de Paris, qui existait dès le temps de César, n occupait que l île où est l église Notre… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
