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DISCERP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut off from a whole

Example:

The soul discerped from the body

Synonyms:

discerp; lop; sever

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "discerp" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Verb group:

break up; sever (set or keep apart)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Divide into pieces

Example:

The Empire was discerped after the war

Synonyms:

discerp; dismember; take apart

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "discerp" is one way to...):

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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