Incise (verb)

Cut into or decorate with a sharp instrument.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from latin incidere "to cut into, engrave", from in- "into" + caedere "to cut".

Examples:

1. The artist incised the stone with intricate patterns.
2. The surgeon incised the wound to drain the infection.
3. The craftsman incised the leather with designs.
4. The sculpture was incised with a chisel.
5. The physician incised the abscess to release the pus.