Discerp

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Discerp

Postby Grogie » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:32 am

To tear in pieces or take apart. ''The empire was discerped after the war''.

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Postby skinem » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:43 pm

Much more graphic than "divide"--and probably more accurate in most cases!
Wasn't sure at first if this was an aide for Bailey's urpiness!

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Postby gailr » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:47 pm

Who has the mad Latin skills to revise "All Gaul is divided into three parts" to "All Gaul is discerped into three parts"?

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Postby Stargzer » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:32 am

Only BD or Henri that I know of. I might take a crack at it later using Perseus. I'm warped that way.
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