n.
Pronunciation: ' spl ī s
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: spliced ; splic · ing
Etymology: obsolete Dutch splissen; akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split
Date: circa 1525
1 a : to unite (as two ropes) by interweaving the strands b : to unite (as lengths of magnetic tape) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2 : to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3 : to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering < spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium>
– splic · er noun