discerp

Definitions of discerp
  1. verb
    cut off from a whole
    “The soul discerped from the body”
    synonyms: lop, sever
    break up, sever
    set or keep apart
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    cut
    separate with or as if with an instrument
  2. verb
    divide into pieces
    “The Empire was discerped after the war”
    synonyms: dismember, take apart
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    type of:
    divide, part, separate
    come apart
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