DILACERATE

Verb

dilacerate (third-person singular simple present dilacerates, present participle dilacerating, simple past and past participle dilacerated)

(transitive) To rend asunder; to tear to pieces.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*lac"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilacerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dilacerating.] Etym: [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.]

Definition: To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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