verb/ɑ̃.ta.me/
to cut into (something); to remove a small piece of something; to lead (play the first card); to eat into (savings etc.); to undermine (credibility); to start, to begin, initiate
“entamer la peau” — cut into the skin
Synonyms: commencer
From Provençal entamenar, from Latin intaminare, from Latin in- + tangere + -are.