abscīdō cīdī, cīsus, ere
abs+caedo, to cut off, hew off: caput, L.: cervicibus fractis caput abscidit.—Fig., to cut off, separate, divide: abscisus in duas partīs exercitus, Cs.—To cut off, take away violently: aliā spe undique abscisā, L.: omnium rerum respectum nobis, L.: quia abscideram, because I had broken off abruptly.