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

Exscind, ek-sind′, v.t. to cut off.

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

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

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Related Words

• abridge 
• black out 
• blacklist 
• delete 
• edit 
• excise 
• restrict 
• sanitize 
• suppress 
• withhold