Thesaurus results for INCISE

incise

verb

in-ˈsīz

Definition of incise

as in to etch

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface incised a pattern into the copper plate

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as in to slit

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing

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Recent Examples of incise Patterns on vessels were often incised into the mold itself, as this technique allowed for fine details to be transferred from mold to object. — Teagan Wolter, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026 Little climbed into a trench and bent over a vertical stone that was incised with a web of typically Orcadian geometric patterns. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in her apartment with nearly two dozen stab and incised wounds and a knife in her chest in January 2011, according to the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's office. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025 To match its maritime origins, it was incised with designs of cavorting Tritons and surmounted with a silver Neptune riding a hippocampus—a lot of gaudy ornament around a big brown husk. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for incise

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Among the terminated is a welder, Choi Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu), who wears a frown so implacable that it might have been etched in steel.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
This new epoch is one in which the dynamics of the Earth System are shaped by human influence and in which our traces are etched permanently into the planet’s crust.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of etch

Verb

Afterward, Lindsay slit her wrists and neck, then jumped out of a second-story window.

— Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of slit

Verb

The name of each perfumer crafting every fragrance for the brand is inscribed on the fragrance bottles.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Fittingly, LeBron and Savannah also keep their kids with them when driving in their LeBron James Edition Mercedes-Maybach S 680 car, which has the birthdates of Bronny, Bryce, and Zhuri inscribed inside.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of inscribe

Verb

Carefully tip loaf out onto a wire rack and let cool at least 1 hour before slicing.

— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
Markos takes revenge by slicing up Matt’s face with a switchblade, leaving him horribly disfigured and his acting career essentially over.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of slice

Verb

Each piece is made using a cast-iron mold engraved with CNC technology, creating a subtractive geometry inspired by the rough-hewn stages of marble carving.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Apple released a Harry Potter Special Edition iPod in 2005, which featured the Hogwarts Crest laser-engraved on the back, while a 20GB Special Edition U2 iPod was released in 2004.

— Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of engrave

Verb

Paladin reaches the high-rise apartment from the episode’s opening and finds the shotgun-wielding man dead, with wings carved into the floor below him and one of his eyes ripped out.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Witnesses said the speeding car jumped over a sidewalk, knocked down a chain-link fence and ripped out another wooden fence before going airborne into the house.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rip

Verb

Pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change have carved deeply into the western monarch population.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Lawmakers split the rectangular 13th District into an hourglass shape that carved out Democratic voters in Raleigh and replaced them with a swath of rural counties reaching up to the Virginia border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of carve

Verb

Butner slashed $30,000 off his asking price, but that generated only one offer, which fell through.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The bill slashed Medicaid funding by $1 trillion over the next 10 years, in part through new work and eligibility requirements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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