abscise

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈsaɪz/
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsaɪz/
Rhymes: -aɪz

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

abscisic

Translations

cut off

Dutch: afsnijden door abscissie

botany: shed off

Dutch: afvallen (nl)

References

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.

Anagrams

ecbasis, scabies

Latin

Adjective

abscīse

vocative masculine singular of abscīsus

References

“abscise”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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