exsect

[ek-sekt]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut out.

exsect

/ ɛkˈsɛkt, ɛkˈsɛkʃən /

verb

1. (tr) to cut out

Other Word Forms

• exsection noun
• exsectile adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exsect¹

1635–45; < Latin exsectus cut out, cut away, past participle of ex ( s ) ecāre, equivalent to ex- ex- ¹ + secāre to cut; sect

Word History and Origins

Origin of exsect¹

C17: exsect , from Latin exsecāre to cut away, from secāre to cut

Example Sentences

Exsect, ek-sekt′, v.t. to cut out.—n.

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