discerp

discerp

(dɪˈsɜːp)
vb (tr)
1. to rip (something) into pieces
2. to tear off (from an object)
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discerp

- To shred or tear something apart.
See also related terms for tear.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.discerp - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
2.discerp - cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
sever, break up - set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"
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