excide

[ik-sahyd]

verb (used with object), ex·cid·ed, ex·cid·ing.

to cut out; excise.

Origin of excide

1750–60; < Latin excīdere to cut out, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + -cīdere (combining form of caedere to cut)

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British Dictionary definitions for excide

excide

verb

(tr) rare to cut out; excise

Word Origin for excide

C18: from Latin excīdere to cut off, from caedere to cut

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