[pri-sind] 
| 1. | to separate or single out in thought; abstract. |
| 2. | to cut off, terminate, or remove. |
| 3. | to withdraw one's attention (usually fol. by from). |
| 4. | to turn aside in thought. |
| pre·scind (prĭ-sĭnd') v. pre·scind·ed, pre·scind·ing, pre·scinds v. tr. To separate or divide in thought; consider individually. v. intr. To withdraw one's attention. [Latin praescindere, to cut off in front : prae-, pre- + scindere, to cut off, split; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] |
