v. ab·scised, ab·scis·ing, ab·scis·es v.tr. To cut off; remove. v.intr. To shed by abscission. [Latin abscīdere, abscīs- : ab-, away; see AB-1 + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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