Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discerp

/dɪˈsɜː(ɹ)p/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cerp
IPA: /dɪˈsɜː(ɹ)p/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tear into pieces; to rend.

verb

To separate; to disunite.

Example Sentences

"They would therefore ſay, that tho' these two, the father and the son, are different divine personalities, yet they cannot be called two Gods, or two godheads; for this would be discerping the deity or godhead , which is equally absurd"
"[…] to reascend the place from whence they came, and rejoin that Substance from whence they were discerped […]"

Etymology

From Latin discerpō, from dis- + carpō (“to pluck”).

Inflected Forms

discerps (present, singular) discerping (participle, present) discerped (participle, past) discerped (past)

Derived Forms

discerpible discerptive discerptor

Frequently Paired Words

discerptible discerption

Synonyms

sever lop dismember take apart

Questions

How do you pronounce discerp?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɜː(ɹ)p/.
What does discerp mean?: To tear into pieces; to rend.
Where does discerp come from?: From Latin discerpō, from dis- + carpō (“to pluck”).

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