exsect

[ ek-sekt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut out.

exsect

/ ɛkˈsɛkt; ɛkˈsɛkʃən /

verb

1. tr to cut out

Derived Forms

• exsection, noun

Other Words From

• ex·sec·tile [ek-, sek, -tl, -tahyl, -til], adjective
• ex·section noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exsect¹

1635–45; < Latin exsectus cut out, cut away, past participle of ex ( s ) ecāre, equivalent to ex- ex- ¹ + secāre to cut; sect

Word History and Origins

Origin of exsect¹

C17: exsect , from Latin exsecāre to cut away, from secāre to cut

Example Sentences

Exsect, ek-sekt′, v.t. to cut out.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

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