ab·scise (ăb-sīz′) v. ab·scised , ab·scis·ing , ab·scis·es
v. tr. To cut off; remove.
v. intr. To shed by abscission.
abscise (æbˈsaɪz ) vb (Botany) to separate or be separated by abscission
[C17: from Latin abscisus , from abscīdere to cut off]
ab•scise (æbˈsaɪz) v.i. -scised, -scis•ing. to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
[1605–15; < Latin
abscīsus, past participle of
abscīdere to cut off =
abs- abs - +
-cīdere, comb. form of
caedere to cut]
abscise Past participle: abscisedGerund: abscisingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I abscise you abscise he/she/it abscises we abscise you abscise they abscise
Preterite I abscised you abscised he/she/it abscised we abscised you abscised they abscised
Present Continuous I am abscising you are abscising he/she/it is abscising we are abscising you are abscising they are abscising
Present Perfect I have abscised you have abscised he/she/it has abscised we have abscised you have abscised they have abscised
Past Continuous I was abscising you were abscising he/she/it was abscising we were abscising you were abscising they were abscising
Past Perfect I had abscised you had abscised he/she/it had abscised we had abscised you had abscised they had abscised
Future I will abscise you will abscise he/she/it will abscise we will abscise you will abscise they will abscise
Future Perfect I will have abscised you will have abscised he/she/it will have abscised we will have abscised you will have abscised they will have abscised
Future Continuous I will be abscising you will be abscising he/she/it will be abscising we will be abscising you will be abscising they will be abscising
Present Perfect Continuous I have been abscising you have been abscising he/she/it has been abscising we have been abscising you have been abscising they have been abscising
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been abscising you will have been abscising he/she/it will have been abscising we will have been abscising you will have been abscising they will have been abscising
Past Perfect Continuous I had been abscising you had been abscising he/she/it had been abscising we had been abscising you had been abscising they had been abscising
Conditional I would abscise you would abscise he/she/it would abscise we would abscise you would abscise they would abscise
Past Conditional I would have abscised you would have abscised he/she/it would have abscised we would have abscised you would have abscised they would have abscised
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissueabscise - remove or separate by abscission
2. abscise - remove or separate by abscission abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
abscise - remove or separate by abscission