cut away Copy link Outline 1. abscīdo, abscindo, v. TO CUT OFF.2. rĕcīdo, 33. circumcīdo, 34. ampŭto • cut away: 1. abscīdo, abscindo, v. to cut off. 2. rĕcīdo, 3: to c. away an incurable wound or sore, immedicabile vulnus ense r., Ov. Fig.: to c. away ambitious ornament, ambitiosa ornamenta r., Hor. 3. circumcīdo, 3: Fig.: to cut away what is redundant (in oratory), c. si quid redundabit, Quint.: Cic. 4. ampŭto: v. to amputate, cut off.