abscind

== English == === Etymology === From Latin abscindere (“cut off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + scindō (“cut, rend”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əbˈsɪnd/, /æbˈsɪnd/ Rhymes: -ɪnd === Verb === abscind (third-person singular simple present abscinds, present participle abscinding, simple past and past participle abscinded) (transitive, archaic) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.] January 26 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 90 Two syllables... abscinded from the rest. ==== Related terms ==== rescind abscission abscissa ==== Translations ==== === References ===