incise

«incise» in Mova's school dictionary: To cut carefully into a surface, such as stone, wood or skin — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (incise, incises, incised, incising)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To cut carefully into a surface, such as stone, wood or skin. tree →

2) To carve a pattern or letters into something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In art and history: patterns incised on pottery, letters incised in stone. In medicine: a doctor incises the skin during an operation. It is a formal word; everyday words are «cut» or «carve».

examples

• Ancient people incised patterns on their pots. tree →
• The names were incised in the stone. tree →
• The surgeon incised the skin carefully. tree →
• Use a cocktail stick to incise lines in the clay. tree →
• The carver incised a fish shape on the wood. tree →

note

Formal. Noun: incision (a cut made by a doctor). Related: incisor (a front cutting tooth). Do not confuse with «incite» (to stir people up).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «incise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.