exsect
[ ek-sekt ]
verb (used with object)
to cut out.
Origin of exsect
1Other words from exsect
- ex·sec·tile [ek-sek-tl, -tahyl, -til], /ɛkˈsɛk tl, -taɪl, -tɪl/, adjective
- ex·sec·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for exsect
exsect
/ (ɛkˈsɛkt) /
verb
(tr) to cut out
Origin of exsect
1C17: exsect, from Latin exsecāre to cut away, from secāre to cut
Derived forms of exsect
- exsection (ɛkˈsɛkʃən), noun
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