DISCERPED

Verb

discerped

simple past tense and past participle of discerp

Source: Wiktionary


DISCERP

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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