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throw away vs abscise

abscise vs throw away

throw away and abscise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
throw away No No Yes No
abscise No No Yes No
As verbs, abscise is a hyponym of throw away; that is, abscise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than throw away:
  • throw away: to remove
  • abscise: shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
Other hyponyms of throw away include exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough, exfoliate, autotomise, autotomize.
throw away (verb) abscise (verb)
to remove remove or separate by abscission
throw or cast away shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
Difference between throw away and abscise

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