▪ I. † diˈscede, v. Obs.
[ad. L. discēd-ĕre to separate, depart, f. dis- 1 + cēdĕre to go.]
intr. To depart, deviate. (Usually fig.) Hence diˈsceding vbl. n.
| 1650 Bulwer Anthropomet. 247 They who onely discede from this exact rule. 1665 Hooke Microgr. 30 One part of the said Cork would approach and make toward the stick, whereas another would discede and fly away. Ibid. 36 This Disceding of the heat in glass drops by the..cooling Irradiations. |
▪ II. discede
obs. (bad) form of decide.