INCISE

[in.cise] vt in.cised ; in.cis.ing [MF or L; MF inciser, fr. L incisus, pp. of incidere, fr. in- + caedere to cut] (1567) 1: to cut into

2. a: to carve figures, letters, or devices into: engrave b: to carve (as an inscription) into a surface