Abscind
/əbˈsɪnd/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cut off. archaic, transitive
"Two syllables... abscinded from the rest."
Example
More examples"Two syllables... abscinded from the rest."
Etymology
From Latin abscindere (“cut off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + scindō (“cut, rend”).