PRESCIND
Etymology
Verb
prescind (third-person singular simple present prescinds, present participle prescinding, simple past and past participle prescinded)
(intransitive, with from) To abstract (from); to dismiss from consideration.
(transitive) To pay exclusive attention to.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*scind", v. t. Etym: [L. praescindere to cut off in front; prae before + scindere to cut asunder: cf. F. prescinder.]
1. To cut off; to abstract. [Obs.] Norris.
2. (Metaph.)
Definition: To consider by a separate act of attention or analysis. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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