Synonyms

exscind

American

[ek-sind] / ɛkˈsɪnd /

verb (used with object)

to cut out or off.

exscind British

/ ɛkˈsɪnd /

verb

(tr) to cut off or out; excise

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Etymology

Origin of exscind

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

Example Sentences

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You mean, then, to exscind the South, or to exscind yourself and others, or to compel the South to withdraw.

From Slavery Ordained of God by Ross, F. A. (Frederick Augustus)

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