abscind
[ab-
sind
]
/æbˈsɪnd/
verb (used with object)
1.
to sever.
Origin
1650-60;
<
Latin
abscindere,
equivalent to
ab-
ab-
+
scindere
to divide, tear
Word Origin and History for
abscind
v.
1650s, from Latin
abscindere
"to cut off" (see
abscissa
). Related:
Abscinded
;
abscinding
.