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Definition of: discerp
(di·sûrp′) v.t. Obs.
1. To tear or pluck to pieces.
2. To disjoin; separate; divide. [<L discerpere <dis- apart + cerpere pluck]
—dis·cerp′ti·ble adjective
—dis·cerp′tion noun
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