Library / English Dictionary

INCISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make an incision into by carving or cutting

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "incise" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "incise"):

notch (cut or make a notch into)

scrape; scratch; scratch up (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)

groove (make a groove in, or provide with a groove)

slit (cut a slit into)

worry (lacerate by biting)

deaden; girdle (cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

incision (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))

incision (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)

incisive (suitable for cutting or piercing)

incisure ((anatomy) a notch or small hollow)

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