Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.]
   1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to
      engrave.

            I on thy grave this epitaph incise.   --T. Carew.

   2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut
      off.

Source : WordNet®

incise
     v : make an incision into by carving or cutting