prēˈsind verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin praescindere to cut off in front, from prae- pre- + scindere to cut, split — more at shed
transitive verb
1. archaic : to cut short, off, or away : sever
the brevity of his reign prescinded many … hopes of his good government — Richard Brathwaite
2. : to abstract by an act of attention : detach for purposes of thought : separate in consideration — used with from
its momentousness … prescinded their minds from the goat — Malcolm Lowry
I cannot prescind … the existence of a sensible thing from being perceived — George Berkeley
intransitive verb
: to abstract or detach oneself — used with from
we have prescinded from all these concrete characteristics — Peter Dunne
if we prescind entirely from any audience consideration — Quarterly Journal of Speech
Synonyms: see detach