abscido

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 .