in ‧ cise /ɪnˈsaɪz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive always + preposition] formal
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: inciser , from Latin incisus , past participle of incidere 'to cut in' ]
to cut a pattern, word etc into something, using a sharp instrument:
an inscription incised in stone