discerp en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsɜː(ɹ)p/
Etymology
From Latin discerpō, from dis- + carpō (“to pluck”).
Meanings
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To tear into pieces; to rend.
They would therefore ſay, that tho' these two, the father and the son, are different divine personalities, yet they cannot be called two Gods, or two godheads; for this would be discerping the deity or godhead , which is equally absurd
1743, William Stukeley, Abury: A Temple of the British Druids:
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To separate; to disunite.
[…] to reascend the place from whence they came, and rejoin that Substance from whence they were discerped […]
1738, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discerped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| discerped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| discerps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| discerping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
discerpible · discerptive · discerptor