English Explanatory Dictionary

dilaniate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rend in pieces; to tear.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈleɪnieɪt/

Word forms

dilaniate dilaniates dilaniating dilaniated

Etymology

First attested in 1535; Borrowed from Latin dīlāniātus, perfect passive participle of dīlāniō (“to dilacerate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- + lāniō (“to tear to pieces”).

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