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 ]
{ , n. The state or quality of being indiscerpible. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More.
{ , a. Not discerpible; inseparable. [ Obs. ] Bp. Butler. -- In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness, n., In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness, n. [ Obs. ] -- In`dis*cerp"ti*bly, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]