verb transitive

inter-scindo

2nd PP inter-scindere · 3rd PP interscĭdi · 4th PP interscissum · conj. 3rd

to tear asunder; break down; to separate; interrupt

to tear asunder, break down; to separate, interrupt (class.).

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Lit.: pontem, Caes. B. G. 2, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 4: aggerem, Caes. B. G. 7, 24: venas, i. e. to open, Tac. A. 15, 35. —

to break; cut off; to separate by extension •

Transf., to break or cut off, to separate, part, divide, hinder, interrupt, disturb: Chalcis arto interscinditur freto, Liv 28, 7: ruina interscindit aquas, Sen. Q. N. 3, 11: vinculum animi atque amoris, Gell. 12, 1, 21: laetitiam, Sen. Ep. 72, 5.

Perseus ID: n24456 Key: interscindo