to discerp
- verb
- /dɪˈsɜrp/
- Archaic
:
desgarrar
- The storm discerped the ship, leaving its pieces scattered along the shore.
Examples
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Centuries of conflict discerped the once-united region into warring factions.
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Historians believe the ancient kingdom was discerped into several smaller states after the king's death.
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The storm discerped the old tree branches.
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He discerps the paper into smaller pieces.
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The earthquake discerped the building, causing it to collapse into rubble.
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After years of war, the country was discerped into rival territories, each claiming their own land.
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The teacher discerped the document into sections for easier understanding.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To pull something so it breaks into pieces
513
1.3
To break something into two or more parts
241
2.9
To separate and move in different directions after being together
213
2.8
To separate something into smaller parts to explain or study it
100
5.6
To cut something completely away from a larger thing with a knife or tool
95
6.8
To break open suddenly and violently
72
2.8
To break suddenly into many small pieces, like glass
66
2.7
Separate something into smaller pieces
64
4.2
Take something apart into separate pieces
50
3.0
To separate something into parts so it can be moved or fixed
47
2.6
To divide something into smaller parts
39
2.7
To rip something into small pieces
39
3.7
To break into small pieces or make something break apart
35
5.8
Fall apart into smaller pieces or stop working together
28
2.8
To make a piece come away from something by hitting or bending it
26
3.0
To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group
21
3.2
To break something into pieces by hand
21
3.9
To break into many small, sharp pieces like wood or glass
19
3.8
To take something apart into separate pieces
10
8.7
To pull something apart with great force
9
9.0
To divide something into parts, often breaking a company or country
8
2.8
To tear something into small pieces
6
4.5
To pull something off quickly with force
5
4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
2
3.5
To come off a larger thing, often because of force or damage
1
9.9
To cut or separate something into parts, often by breaking it
To split something violently with a sharp tool
To divide something into parts, for example by cutting it or by sharing it among people
To break something into many small pieces
To divide something into separate parts
Antonyms
How Forceful
- Offensive
9
9.0
112
2.6
646
1.7
- Archaic
∞
1.0
297
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
discerp = cerp (opaque) = dis + cerp
The verb is formed by prefixing 'dis-' to a Latin combining form 'cerp' that is not a standalone modern English word, so learners cannot reliably infer meaning from the components.
Etymology
Discerp comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and carpere 'to pluck or tear', and it shares a root with excerpt, a word for a piece 'taken out'. So, to discerp something is to tear or divide it into parts, often by force.