exscind

[ ek-sind ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut out or off.

exscind

/ ɛkˈsɪnd /

verb

1. tr to cut off or out; excise

Word History and Origins

Origin of exscind¹

1655–65; < Latin exscindere to destroy, tear away, equivalent to ex- ex- ¹ + scindere to cut, tear; scission

Word History and Origins

Origin of exscind¹

C17: exscind , from Latin exscindere to extirpate, destroy, from scindere to cut, tear, split

Example Sentences

Then, sir, you mean to exscind the South; for it is absurd to imagine that you suppose the South will submit to such action.

From Project Gutenberg

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