Main Entry:

¹splice

Pronunciation:

\ˈsplīs\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

spliced; splic·ing

Etymology:

obsolete Dutch splissen; akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split

Date:

circa 1525

1 a: to unite (as two ropes) by interweaving the strands b: to unite (as lengths of magnetic tape) by overlapping and securing together two ends2: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing3: to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium>

— splic·er noun