discide en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsaɪd/
Etymology
From Latin discidere.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To cut apart; to cut into pieces.
And both the parts did speake, and both contended; And as her tongue so was her hart discided, That never thoght one thing, but doubly stil was guided
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disciding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| discided | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| discided | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| discides | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |