English Explanatory Dictionary

discerp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tear into pieces; to rend.
  2. To separate; to disunite.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɜː(ɹ)p/

Word forms

discerp discerps discerping discerped

Etymology

From Latin discerpō, from dis- + carpō (“to pluck”).

Related words

discerptible discerption

Derived words

discerpible discerptive discerptor
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