decerp

English

Etymology

From Latin decerpere, from de- + carpere (“to pluck”).

Verb

decerp (third-person singular simple present decerps, present participle decerping, simple past decerped, past participle decerped or decerpt)

1. (obsolete) To pluck off, to pick out, extract or gather.

Related terms

• decerption

References

• “decerp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• creped, crêped