discerp

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈsɜrp/ UK /dɪˈsɜːp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
archaic term meaning to tear apart, pluck off, or divide forcibly

The frenzied mob threatened to discerp the effigy limb from limb.

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Synonyms

1 verb · archaic term meaning to... dismember rend sever pluck

Opposites

join unite mend

Word family

Derived forms discerptiblediscerption

Related forms excerptcarpe

Etymology

An archaic verb from Latin discerpere ('to tear to pieces, pluck apart'), from dis- ('apart') plus carpere ('to pluck, pick').

discerpere Latin carpere Latin *kerp- Proto-Indo-European

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# discerp

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɜrp/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɜːp/

## Meanings
1. archaic term meaning to tear apart, pluck off, or divide forcibly

## Examples
- The frenzied mob threatened to discerp the effigy limb from limb.

## Synonyms
- dismember
- rend
- sever
- pluck

## Antonyms
- join
- unite
- mend

## Derived Forms
- discerptible
- discerption

## Related Forms
- excerpt
- carpe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: discerpere
- Root: carpere
- Root: *kerp-

## Etymology
An archaic verb from Latin discerpere ('to tear to pieces, pluck apart'), from dis- ('apart') plus carpere ('to pluck, pick').

## AI Etymology
Discerp has this etymological history: An archaic verb from Latin discerpere ('to tear to pieces, pluck apart'), from dis- ('apart') plus carpere ('to pluck, pick'). The etymological trail includes Latin discerpere, Latin carpere, and Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. As a verb, discerp means to archaic term meaning to tear apart, pluck off, or divide forcibly. The same family is visible in derived forms such as discerptible and discerption and related forms such as excerpt and carpe.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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