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dilaniate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɪˈleɪnieɪt/

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verb

Meaning 1

To rend in pieces; to tear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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History

Etymology

First attested in 1535; Borrowed from Latin dīlāniātus, perfect passive participle of dīlāniō (“to dilacerate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- + lāniō (“to tear to pieces”).