splice

¹splice

transitive verb \ˈsplīs\

splicedsplic·ing

Definition of SPLICE

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 ends

2

: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing

3

: to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium>

— splic·er noun

Origin of SPLICE

obsolete Dutch splissen; akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split

First Known Use: circa 1525

Rhymes with SPLICE

dice, gneiss, ice, lyse, nice, pice, price, rice, slice, spice, syce, thrice, trice, twice, vice, vise

²splice

noun

Definition of SPLICE

1

: a joining or joint made by splicing something

2

: marriage, wedding

Illustration of SPLICE

First Known Use of SPLICE

1627

splice

transitive verb \ˈsplīs\   (Medical Dictionary)

splicedsplic·ing

Medical Definition of SPLICE

: to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium>—see gene-splicing