The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incise \In*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incised; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Incising.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf.
   F. inciser. See Incide.]
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   1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to
      engrave.
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            I on thy grave this epitaph incise.   --T. Carew.
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   2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut
      off.
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