excide

[ik-sahyd]

ex·cide

[ik-sahyd]
verb (used with object), ex·cid·ed, ex·cid·ing.
to cut out; excise.

Origin:
1750–60; < Latin excīdere to cut out, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -cīdere (combining form of caedere to cut)
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excide (ɪkˈsaɪd)
 
vb
rare (tr) to cut out; excise
 
[C18: from Latin excīdere to cut off, from caedere to cut]

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