abscise

(ab sīz′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb abscised, abscising

to separate by abscission

Origin: < L abscisus, pp. of abscidere, to cut off < abs-, var. of ab-, ab- + caedere, to cut: see -cide

See abscise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ab·scised, ab·scis·ing, ab·scis·es

verb, transitive

To cut off; remove.

verb, intransitive

To shed by abscission.

Origin:

Origin: Latin abscindere, absciss-

Origin: : ab-, away; see ab-¹

Origin: + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots

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