verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈsaɪd/
rhymes with -aɪd
homophone: inside
1
verb
Meaning 1
To separate and remove (something); to cut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
To resolve or break up (something), as by medicines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Latin incīdere; prefix in- (“in”) + caedere (“to cut”). See concise, and compare incise.
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1 source translations are retained for this English entry.