1. to separate or detach in thought; to consider apart from something else
Usage: formal; philosophical
2. to cut off or remove
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• The philosopher asked students to prescind the concept of justice from any particular legal system.
• We must prescind these theoretical considerations from practical applications.
• The scholar attempted to prescind the religious elements from the historical account.
• It is difficult to prescind emotion from rational decision-making.
• The researcher tried to prescind cultural bias from the data analysis.
• Can we prescind the artistic merit from the commercial success of the work?