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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabscidere
Pronunciation / Transliteration: abˈʃiːdere
"Il tessuto danneggiato tende ad abscidere naturalmente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To shed or detach a part, such as a leaf, fruit, or floral organ, naturally from a plant.
"The tree will abscise its leaves as the autumn temperatures drop." - 2
To cut off or remove a part surgically or mechanically.
"The surgeon used specialized tools to carefully abscise the damaged tissue."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'abscisus', past participle of 'abscindere', meaning 'to cut off', composed of 'ab-' (away) and 'scindere' (to cut). Entering English in the 17th century primarily as a botanical and surgical term, it describes the natural or artificial separation of a part from a whole.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abscise" is said worldwide
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abscinder
Transliteration: ab-sɛ̃-de
"La plante commence à abscinder ses feuilles mortes."
abszidieren
Transliteration: aptsiˈdiːʁən
"Der Baum neigt dazu, im Herbst die Blätter abszidieren."
abscidere
Transliteration: abˈʃiːdere
"Il tessuto danneggiato tende ad abscidere naturalmente."
abscindir
Transliteration: absĩˈdiɾ
"La planta puede abscindir sus hojas durante la sequía."
abscindir
Transliteration: apsĩˈdʒiɾ
"A árvore vai abscindir as folhas velhas."
अलग करना
Transliteration: alag karnā
"पेड़ पतझड़ में अपने पत्ते अलग कर देता है।"
脱落
Transliteration: tuōluò
"植物在秋天会使叶子脱落。"
탈락시키다
Transliteration: tallaksikida
"식물은 가을에 잎을 탈락시킨다."
離脱させる
Transliteration: ridatsu saseru
"木は秋に葉を離脱させます。"
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