dilaniate
English
Etymology
Latin dīlāniātus, past participle of dīlāniō (“to dilacerate”); dis- + lāniō (“to tear to pieces”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈleɪnieɪt/
Verb
dilaniate (third-person singular simple present dilaniates, present participle dilaniating, simple past and past participle dilaniated)
- To rend in pieces; to tear.
- 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:
- dilaniate the entrailes of their owne mother
References
“dilaniate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
dilaniate
- inflection of dilaniare:
- second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
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