Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discept

/dɪˈsɛpt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cept
IPA: /dɪˈsɛpt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To debate; to discuss.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"MR.FLOSKY: Permit me to discept. They are the mediums of common forms combined and arranged into a common standard. The ideal beauty of the Helen of Zeuxis was the combined medium of the real beauty of the virgins of Crotona."
"I love it with my heart : unsatisfied , I try it with my reason , nor discept / From any point I probe and pronounce sound."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin disceptō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *kap-, disceptō

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

discepts (present, singular) discepting (participle, present) discepted (participle, past) discepted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

disceptation

Rhymes With

except kept accept sept stepped slept swept intercept adept wept crept inept

Questions

How do you pronounce discept?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɛpt/.
What does discept mean?: To debate; to discuss.
Where does discept come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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