DISCERP

discerp, sever, lop

(verb) cut off from a whole; “His head was severed from his body”; “The soul discerped from the body”

dismember, take apart, discerp

(verb) divide into pieces; “our department was dismembered when our funding dried up”; “The Empire was discerped after the war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

discerp (third-person singular simple present discerps, present participle discerping, simple past and past participle discerped)

To tear into pieces; to rend.

To separate; to disunite.

Anagrams

• crisped, percids

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*cerp", v. t. Etym: [L. discerpere, discerptum; dis- + carpere to pluck.]

1. To tear in pieces; to rend. [R.] Stukeley.

2. To separate; to disunite. [R.] Bp. Hurd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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