incide

verb

in·​cide

ə̇nˈsīd

-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

1

archaic : cut, incise

2

obsolete : to cause loosening or resolution

transitive verb

1

archaic : to cut into (as a lesion or tissue)

2

archaic : to cause loosening or resolution of (as phlegm)

Word History

Etymology

Latin incidere

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