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Etymology edit

ис- (is-) +‎ сечь (sečʹ)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

иссе́чь (isséčʹpf (imperfective иссека́ть)

  1. to cut out, to carve out (of stone)
    Synonyms: вы́рубить (výrubitʹ), вы́сечь (výsečʹ)
  2. (medicine) to excise
    Synonyms: вы́резать (výrezatʹ), удали́ть (udalítʹ)
  3. (figuratively, of wrinkles, cracks etc.) to cut through (across a surface), to cross
    Synonym: пересе́чь (pereséčʹ)

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