abscise
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin abscīsus, perfect passive participle of abscīdō (“cut off”); formed from abs- + caedō (“cut”).
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abscise (third-person singular simple present abscises, present participle abscising, simple past and past participle abscised)
- (transitive) To cut off.
- (intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop.
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abscīse
- vocative masculine singular of abscīsus
