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abscise

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abscise (third-person singular simple present abscises, present participle abscising, simple past and past participle abscised)

  1. (transitive) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
  2. (intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abscise”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

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Latin

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Adjective

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abscīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of abscīsus

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