incises

verb

present tense third-person singular of incise
1
as in etches
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface incised a pattern into the copper plate

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2
as in slits
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 Synonyms for incises
  1. etches
  2. slices
  3. inscribes
  4. rips
  5. engraves
  6. slashes
  7. pierces
  8. cuts
Verb
  • In simple terms, TERA-print sells a tabletop printer that etches microscopic designs onto specialized surfaces for use in bioengineering and similar laboratory applications.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1990s, in parallel with the work on optimal channel networks, geomorphologists developed powerful landscape evolution models to capture this constant adjustment and show the mechanism by which Hack’s law etches itself on the landscape.
    — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of etches
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  • Wild Lab Bakery sells decadent peanut butter cup cookies, as well, and Missy’s Pies slices up a droolworthy combo that features a layer of peanut butter on top of a chocolate brownie.
    — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Yellowstone River slices through its middle, a miles-long stretch of meadow called the Yellowstone Valley.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of slices
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  • The path the moon inscribes around the Earth is elliptical rather than circular.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of inscribes
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  • Donalds rips opponent’s ‘complete 180’ as Dem’s own 2016 words come back to haunt him in tightening gov race.
    — , FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • During a process called Hills capture, as a stellar binary orbits a supermassive black hole and the gravitational influence of the black hole rips the binary apart, ejecting one star while capturing the other.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rips
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  • Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The company also engraves the names of the two teams, the final score, the location of the game and its date on the trophy base.
    — Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of engraves
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  • The company wants Starship to be a fully and rapidly reusable transport system that slashes the cost of spaceflight.
    — Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This setup slashes solvent consumption by 40 percent and cuts the equipment footprint by more than half.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of slashes
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  • Christmas tree pins have a tiered configuration that compresses rather than pierces the ground (a win for modern synthetic or Mondo tracks).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • An ice sculpture of a heart includes a tube through the ice arrow that pierces the heart.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Definition of pierces
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  • The column also presents the military leadership cuts as a reason for concern about the resilience of democratic institutions, especially if experienced leaders are removed while the administration concentrates power.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cuts
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“Incises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incises. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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