incidere

to engrave

verb een-CHEE-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: Latin incidere, 'to cut into'

Also means

to have an impact on

Usage Note

Incidere is polysemous: it means to engrave or cut (incidere il legno — to carve wood) and to record (incidere un disco — to record an album). A separate sense, to have an impact (incidere sui costi — to affect costs), is very common in news and economics. Uses avere as the auxiliary. The noun incisione (engraving, incision, recording) shares its root.

Examples

"Ha inciso il suo nome sulla pietra."

Natural Translation

He engraved his name on the stone.

Literal Translation

He has engraved the his name on-the stone.

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