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Definitions for dilacerate
di·lac·er·ate
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dilacerateverb
To rend asunder; to tear to pieces.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DILACERATEverb
To tear; to rend; to force in two.
Etymology: dilacero, Latin.
The infant, at the accomplished period, struggling to come forth, dilacerates and breaks those parts which restrained him before. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii. c. 6.
Webster Dictionary
Dilacerateverb
to rend asunder; to tear to pieces
Etymology: [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dilacerate
di-las′ėr-āt, v.t. to rend or tear asunder.—n. Dilacerā′tion. [L. di, asunder, and lacerate.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dilacerate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dilacerate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- להחלישHebrew
- dilacerarPortuguese
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