Home Dee Dee Word of the Day – Feb. 8 – Prescind Dee Dee Word of the Day – Feb. 8 – Prescind By Staff mB - February 8, 2012 1546 Verb: Prescind (prih-SIND) Definition: To withdraw one’s attention. Sample sentence: If we prescind from the main issue for a moment, there is much to be gained by studying some corollary questions.