abscind

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US/əbˈsɪnd/US/æbˈsɪnd/

verb

To cut off.

OriginLatin abscindere →
First used First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

verbabscind (third-person singular simple present abscinds, present participle abscinding, simple past and past participle abscinded)

present singular third person abscinds · participle present abscinding · participle past abscinded · past abscinded

  1. archaictransitiveTo cut off.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.

    Two syllables... abscinded from the rest.

    January 26 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 90

Origin

  1. Latinabscindere“cut off”
  2. Englishabscind

From Latin abscindere (“cut off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + scindō (“cut, rend”).

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Translations

Bulgarian отрязвам, отсичам
  • отрязвам (otrjazvam)to cut off
  • отсичам (otsičam)to cut off
Dutch afsnijden, doorsnijden
  • afsnijdento cut off
  • doorsnijdento cut off
  • couperento cut off

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abscind

endwindIndgrindpinnedskinnedlindrescindSindhdownwindtinnedupwindfinnedbinnedchinnedclose to the windexscindsail close to the windswindtindtrade wind
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Cite this entry
APA

abscind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abscind

MLA

“abscind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abscind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abscind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abscind.

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