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dilaniate.

To rend in pieces; to tear.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈleɪnieɪt/
  1. To rend in pieces; to tear.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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”).

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