Incise (Verb)
Meaning
Make an incision into by carving or cutting.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The surgeon had to carefully incise the skin to repair the damaged muscle underneath.
- Using a sharp knife, she began to incise intricate patterns into the delicate wood carving.
- With one swift motion, the artist's chisel began to incise the stone with gentle strokes.
- Her designs required precision, and she knew just the right tools to incise the fabric.
- He would incise his initials into the tree each summer he spent at the lake.