Abscise

Pronunciation: /æbˈsaɪz/

Definitions of abscise

verb to cut off or remove a part, such as a leaf or fruit, from a plant

Example Sentences

A1 The tree will abscise its leaves in the fall.

A2 Plants abscise their flowers once they have wilted.

B1 The doctor had to abscise the infected tissue to prevent further spread of the infection.

B2 The surgeon carefully abscised the tumor from the patient's brain.

C1 The botanist studied how plants abscise their leaves in response to environmental factors.

C2 In advanced cases, it may be necessary to abscise the entire limb to stop the spread of the disease.

Examples of abscise in a Sentence

formal The plant will eventually abscise its withered leaves as part of its natural growth process.

informal I noticed that the tree in our backyard is starting to abscise its leaves for the fall.

slang The tree is gonna abscise those dead leaves soon, just wait and see.

figurative Sometimes we need to abscise toxic relationships from our lives in order to grow and thrive.

Grammatical Forms of abscise

• past tense: abscised
• plural: abscise
• comparative: more abscise
• superlative: most abscise
• present tense: abscises
• future tense: will abscise
• perfect tense: has abscised
• continuous tense: is abscising
• singular: abscise
• positive degree: abscise
• infinitive: to abscise
• gerund: abscising
• participle: abscising

Origin and Evolution of abscise

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'abscise' originated from the Latin word 'abscindere', which means 'to cut off'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in botany to describe the act of cutting off a branch or leaf from a plant, the term 'abscise' has evolved to also be used in mathematics to refer to the process of determining the coordinates of a point on a curve where it intersects a specified line.