\Pre*scind"\ (pr[-e]*s[i^]nd"), v. t. [L. praescindere
to cut off in front; prae before + scindere to cut asunder:
cf. F. prescinder.]
1. To cut off; to abstract. [Obs.] --Norris.
2. (Metaph.) To consider by a separate act of attention or
   analysis. --Sir W. Hamilton.