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prescind definition

pre·scind (prē sind′, pri-)

transitive verb

to detach, abstract, or isolate (a meaning, one's mind, etc.)

Etymology: L praescindere, to cut off in front < prae-, before (see pre-) + scindere, to cut

intransitive verb

to detach or isolate oneself; withdraw one's attention (from)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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