abscise
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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.
[Latin abscīdere, abscīs- : ab-, away; see ab-1 + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]
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abscise
(æbˈsaɪz)vb
(Botany) to separate or be separated by abscission
[C17: from Latin abscisus, from abscīdere to cut off]
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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]
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abscise
Past participle: abscised
Gerund: abscising
| Imperative |
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| abscise |
| abscise |
| Present |
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| I abscise |
| you abscise |
| he/she/it abscises |
| we abscise |
| you abscise |
| they abscise |
| Preterite |
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| I abscised |
| you abscised |
| he/she/it abscised |
| we abscised |
| you abscised |
| they abscised |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am abscising |
| you are abscising |
| he/she/it is abscising |
| we are abscising |
| you are abscising |
| they are abscising |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have abscised |
| you have abscised |
| he/she/it has abscised |
| we have abscised |
| you have abscised |
| they have abscised |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was abscising |
| you were abscising |
| he/she/it was abscising |
| we were abscising |
| you were abscising |
| they were abscising |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had abscised |
| you had abscised |
| he/she/it had abscised |
| we had abscised |
| you had abscised |
| they had abscised |
| Future |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would abscise |
| you would abscise |
| he/she/it would abscise |
| we would abscise |
| you would abscise |
| they would abscise |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
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Verb 1. abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
abscise - remove or separate by abscission
2. [画像:abscise - remove or separate by abscission]abscise - remove or separate by abscission
abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
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