PRESCIND Meaning of PRESCIND in English [ prɪ'sɪnd ]■ verb ( ~ from ) formal leave out of consideration. ↘cut off or separate from something.OriginC17: from L. praescindere , from prae 'before' + scindere 'to cut'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004