verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To cut off. transitive
2. 2
   remove or separate by abscission wordnet
3. 3
   To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. intransitive
4. 4
   shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue wordnet

Etymology

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

Related phrases

cut off

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