1. to cut into something with a sharp tool
2. to carve letters, designs, or marks into a surface

Examples

• The surgeon will incise the skin to begin the operation.
• The artist used a sharp tool to incise delicate patterns into the clay.
• Ancient craftsmen incised hieroglyphs into stone tablets.
• She carefully incised her initials into the tree bark.
• The jeweler incised an intricate design on the silver bracelet.
• Workers incised drainage channels into the concrete surface.