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divellicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-v-el-li-cate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To detach, rip apart.

Etymology

First attested in 1638; borrowed from Latin dīvellicātus, perfect passive participle of dīvellicō (“to pluck asunder”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- + vellicō, from vellō (“to pluck”).

Origin

Inflected Forms

divellicates (present, singular) divellicating (participle, present) divellicated (participle, past) divellicated (past)

Questions

What does divellicate mean?
To detach, rip apart.
Where does divellicate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1638.

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