abscise
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin abscīsus, perfect passive participle of abscīdō (“cut off”); formed from abs- + caedō (“cut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
abscise (third-person singular simple present abscises, present participle abscising, simple past and past participle abscised)
- (transitive) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
- (intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 8:
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
abscīse
- vocative masculine singular of abscīsus
