discerp C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · archaic term meaning to... dismemberrendseverpluck ↔ Opposites joinunitemend Word family Derived forms discerptiblediscerption Related forms excerptcarpe Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Abstract Ideas - Register & Style markdown