v. t. [ L. discerpere, discerptum; dis- + carpere to pluck. ] 1. To tear in pieces; to rend. [ R. ] Stukeley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To separate; to disunite. [ R. ] Bp. Hurd.

{ , n. Capability or liableness to be discerped. [ R. ] Wollaston.

{ , a. [ See Discerp. ] Capable of being discerped. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. discerptio. ] The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to separate or disunite parts. Encys. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]