abscind
/əbˈsɪnd/ /abˈsɪnd/verb
1 [with object] To cut off; to separate, detach. Now rare and literary.
2 [with object] To cause to undergo abscission; = abscise. Only in pass.
3 [no object] To undergo abscission; = abscise.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Folkingham (fl. 1610–1620). From classical Latin abscindere to tear or cut off, to separate from ab- + scindere to cut, rend.
- take something to heart
- take something to the next level
- take something under advisement
- take something up
- take something with a pinch (or grain) of salt
- take stock
- take that!
- take the air
- take the biscuit (or take the cake)
- take the bread out of (or from) people's mouths
- take the bull by the horns
- take the cake
- take the chair
- take the chequered flag
- take the chill off
- take the count
- take the easy way out
- take the edge off
- take the fall
- take the field
- take the floor
- take the gilt off the gingerbread
- take the King's (or Queen's) shilling
- take the King's shilling
- take the law into one's own hands