Word: section
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: sec
tion
Definition: To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
Morphemes:
Affix: section
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: secō
Language: la
Decoded: seco
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.