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prescind

pre·scind [ pri sínd ] (past and past participle pre·scind·ed, present participle pre·scind·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·scinds)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
take concentration away: to detach the mind from something, typically a concept, notion, or fixed idea ( formal )

[Mid-17th century. < Latin praescindere "cut off in front" < scindere "cut off"]
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