splice

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /splaɪs/ UK /splaɪs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to join two pieces of rope, film, or other material by intertwining or overlapping the strands or ends

The sailor taught me how to splice two ropes together.
2

verb
to join pieces of film, tape, or digital media together

The editor spliced the two scenes seamlessly.
3

verb
to combine genetic material from different sources

Scientists can splice genes from one organism into another.
4

noun
a joint or connection made by splicing

The splice in the cable was barely visible.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to join two pieces of rope,... join weave braid intertwine interweave

2 verb · to join pieces of film,... join connect link merge edit

3 verb · to combine genetic material... recombine insert engineer

4 noun · a joint or connection made... joint connection link union knot

Opposites

split sever separate divide unravel

Word family

Derived forms splicersplicingspliceosomeunsplicedspliceable

Related forms split splint splinter

Etymology

From Middle Dutch splissen (to splice, to split or untwist), from Proto-Germanic *splītaną (to split). Originally of ropes, extended to film in the early 20th century and to genetic material in the 1970s.

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# splice

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /splaɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /splaɪs/

## Meanings
1. to join two pieces of rope, film, or other material by intertwining or overlapping the strands or ends
2. to join pieces of film, tape, or digital media together
3. to combine genetic material from different sources
4. a joint or connection made by splicing

## Examples
- The sailor taught me how to splice two ropes together.
- The editor spliced the two scenes seamlessly.
- Scientists can splice genes from one organism into another.
- The splice in the cable was barely visible.

## Synonyms
- join
- weave
- braid
- intertwine
- interweave
- connect
- link
- merge
- knot
- edit
- recombine

## Antonyms
- split
- sever
- separate
- divide
- unravel

## Derived Forms
- splicer
- splicing
- spliceosome
- unspliced
- spliceable

## Related Forms
- split
- splint
- splinter

## Etymology
From Middle Dutch splissen (to splice, to split or untwist), from Proto-Germanic *splītaną (to split). Originally of ropes, extended to film in the early 20th century and to genetic material in the 1970s.

## AI Etymology
Splice comes from Middle Dutch splissen (to splice, to split or untwist), from Proto-Germanic *splītaną (to split). Originally of ropes, extended to film in the early 20th century and to genetic material in the 1970s. In current use it is a verb and noun meaning "to join two pieces of rope, film, or other material by intertwining or overlapping the strands or ends". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. Related English forms include split, splint, and splinter. Derived forms include splicer, splicing, and spliceosome. The semantic development is therefore important as well as the form: the word moves from the older concrete, technical, or literal setting into the present figurative or specialized sense.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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