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From Latin caedere (to cut, strike, kill). Two major branches: cutting/precision and killing. The cutting sense gives decide (to cut off options), precise (cut short/exact), concise (cut down to essentials), and incise (to cut into). The killing sense gives homicide, suicide, genocide, and fratricide. Prefixes specify what is cut or who is killed.
Associated Words
accidentally
By chance or without intention
accidents
Unexpected events causing damage or injury
bactericide
A substance that kills bacteria
castrate
To remove reproductive organs; to weaken or diminish
castration
Surgical removal of reproductive organs; deprivation of power
chisel
A sharp-bladed tool for cutting stone, wood, or metal; to cut with such a tool
coincidence
A remarkable accidental occurrence of events at the same time
coincident
Occurring at the same time or place; corresponding exactly
concise
Brief yet complete; expressing much in few words
concisely
Briefly and clearly, using few words
concision
Brevity and clarity of expression
cut
to divide with a sharp tool; a wound or reduction
cutting
A piece cut from a plant or newspaper; sharp or hurtful remarks
decide
to make a choice or come to a conclusion
decided
Firm and resolute; clear and unmistakable
decidedly
Clearly and without doubt; in a resolute manner
deciduous
Shedding leaves seasonally; not permanent
decision
a choice made after thinking about options
decision-maker
A person who makes important decisions
decision-making
The process of choosing between options
decisive
Having a conclusive effect; able to make firm decisions quickly
decisively
In a firm and resolute manner
decisiveness
The quality of making decisions quickly and firmly
excide
To cut off or remove by cutting
excise
A domestic tax on goods; to impose such a tax or remove by cutting
excision
Surgical removal of tissue; deletion of text
excisional
Relating to or performed by surgical excision
fungicide
A substance used to kill or prevent the growth of fungi
genocidal
Relating to or constituting genocide
genocide
The deliberate mass destruction of an ethnic or national group
herbicide
A chemical used to kill unwanted plants
homicide
The killing of one person by another; a person who kills
imprecise
Not exact or accurate; vague
imprecisely
In an inexact or inaccurate manner
imprecision
Lack of exactness or accuracy
incidentally
By the way; as a secondary or minor matter
incise
To cut into a surface; to carve or engrave
incision
A cut made into something, especially a surgical cut
incisive
Intelligently analytical and forcefully direct in expression
incisor
A sharp front tooth used for cutting food
indecision
Inability to make a decision
indecisive
Unable to make firm decisions; not producing a clear result
indecisively
Without firmness or a clear outcome
indecisiveness
Tendency to be unable to make firm decisions
insecticide
A chemical substance used to kill insects
patricide
The murder of one's father; one who kills their father
pesticide
A chemical used to kill harmful insects or pests
precise
Exact and accurate in every detail; 精确的;准确的
precisely
In an exact and accurate manner; exactly right; 精确地;恰好
precision
The quality of being exact and accurate
scissors
A tool with two blades used for cutting
suicidal
Relating to or likely to commit suicide; extremely dangerous or self-destructive
suicide
The act of intentionally killing oneself; a person who has done so
undecided
Not yet settled or resolved; not having made up one's mind
vivisect
To dissect or operate on a living animal