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splice
1 of 2verb
ˈsplīs 
spliced; splicing
transitive verb
1
a
: to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
b
: to unite (two lengths of magnetic tape, photographic film, etc.) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3
: to combine or insert (something) by genetic engineering
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
splicer noun
splice
2 of 2noun
1
: a joining or joint made by splicing something
2
: marriage, wedding
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022 Wires, screens, and computer coders splice their words onto a network. Stephen Wade, ajc, 31 July 2021 Together, those technical elements help creatively splice together the show’s many scenes. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021 Clippers coach Tyronn Lue decided to splice in a video clip from more than two decades earlier as motivation for his young center. Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2021 The show doesn’t just splice its luxurious scenes at The Pynk with shots of hardship in the Delta. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2020 Altitude broadcasts will have the ability to splice their coverage with instant replays that ESPN’s feed might not show. Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 17 July 2020 Strip the insulation from the two power wires and the two control-module wires, then splice one power to the body control module and the other to the electronic one. Car and Driver, 11 July 2020 Producers are able to splice live feeds of people from different locations into one smooth picture that can be streamed to a television, tablet, or smartphone. Kelly Gilblom, Bloomberg.com, 14 June 2020 See More
Verb
TikTok's emergence adds yet another medium with which to splice up content, and tailor to specific tastes. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022 Wires, screens, and computer coders splice their words onto a network. Stephen Wade, ajc, 31 July 2021 Together, those technical elements help creatively splice together the show’s many scenes. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021 Clippers coach Tyronn Lue decided to splice in a video clip from more than two decades earlier as motivation for his young center. Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2021 The show doesn’t just splice its luxurious scenes at The Pynk with shots of hardship in the Delta. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2020 Altitude broadcasts will have the ability to splice their coverage with instant replays that ESPN’s feed might not show. Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 17 July 2020 Strip the insulation from the two power wires and the two control-module wires, then splice one power to the body control module and the other to the electronic one. Car and Driver, 11 July 2020 Producers are able to splice live feeds of people from different locations into one smooth picture that can be streamed to a television, tablet, or smartphone. Kelly Gilblom, Bloomberg.com, 14 June 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
obsolete Dutch splissen; akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing splice
Kids Definition
splice 1 of 2
verb
ˈsplīs
spliced; splicing
1
: to unite (as two ropes) by weaving together
2
: to unite (as rails or pieces of film) by connecting the ends together
splice
2 of 2noun
: the process of joining or a joint made by weaving or connecting the ends together
Medical Definition
splice
transitive verb
ˈsplīs
spliced; splicing
: to join together or insert (as segments of RNA or DNA) to form new genetic combinations
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
see gene-splicing splicing
verb
as in chaining
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- chaining
- mating
- hooking
- assembling
- compounding
- clustering
- hitching
- recombining
- confederating
- yoking
- allying
- reconnecting
- gathering
- coupling
- leaguing
- fusing
- combining
- rejoining
- constellating
- convening
- connecting
- meeting
- reuniting
- unifying
- congregating
- conjoining
- conjugating
- coalescing
- reunifying
- joining
- uniting
- marrying
- associating
- interfusing
- linking (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- splitting
- sectioning
- separating
- severing
- disconnecting
- dividing
- parting
- isolating
- uncoupling
- resolving
- detaching
- unlinking
- dissociating
- breaking up
- sundering
- fractionating
- scattering
- divorcing
- dispersing
- dissevering
- disjoining
- disjointing
- disbanding
- disuniting
- unyoking
- disaffiliating