Prescind
Pronunciation : Pre*scind"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. praescindere to cut off in front; prae before + scindere to cut asunder: cf. F. prescinder.]
Definition : 1. To cut off; to abstract. [Obs.] Norris.
2. (Metaph.)
Defn: To consider by a separate act of attention or analysis. Sir W. Hamilton.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913