- discerp
- To tear to shreds
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
discerp
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Discerp — Dis*cerp , v. t. [L. discerpere, discerptum; dis + carpere to pluck.] 1. To tear in pieces; to rend. [R.] Stukeley. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate; to disunite. [R.] Bp. Hurd … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discerp — index lancinate, rend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
discerp — dis·cerp … English syllables
discerp — v.t. tear off, or to pieces. ♦ discerptible, a. ♦ discerption, n … Dictionary of difficult words
discerp — verb 1. divide into pieces our department was dismembered when our funding dried up The Empire was discerped after the war • Syn: ↑dismember, ↑take apart • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑divide, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
discerptive — discerpˈtive adjective (rare) • • • Main Entry: ↑discerp * * * diˈscerptive, a. rare. [f. L. discerpt ppl. stem of discerp ĕre + ive.] Having the quality of dividing or separating; tending to pull to pieces. 18.. Ogilvie cites N.B. Rev … Useful english dictionary
Discerpible — Dis*cerp i*ble, Discerptible Dis*cerp ti*ble, a. [See {Discerp}.] Capable of being discerped. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discerptible — Discerpible Dis*cerp i*ble, Discerptible Dis*cerp ti*ble, a. [See {Discerp}.] Capable of being discerped. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discerption — noun The act of pulling or tearing something to pieces See Also: discerp … Wiktionary
lancinate — I verb break through, cleave, cut, cut into, discerp, divide, empierce, fractionalize, fragment, gash, gore, impale, incise, knife, lacerate, lance, make an incision, penetrate, perforate, pierce, prick, puncture, rend, rip, rive, slash, slit,… … Law dictionary
