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incised

verb

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past tense of incise

as in etched

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

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as in sliced

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 incised 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

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The movie took place in a galaxy far, far away, but it was etched into my young mind for good.

— Brijesh Prabhakar, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
But after a virtuoso 33-point performance in Game 4, which included a block on San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox with less than six seconds left and a game-winning tip-in on his team’s last possession, Anunoby has etched his place in the franchise’s lore, and his popularity is soaring.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026