abscise

English

Etymology

From Latin abscīsus, perfect passive participle of abscīdō (cut off); formed from abs- + caedō (cut).

Pronunciation

Verb

abscise (third-person singular simple present abscises, present participle abscising, simple past and past participle abscised)

  1. (transitive) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
  2. (intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. “abscise” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

Anagrams


Latin

Adjective

abscīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of abscīsus

References

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