dilaniate

English

Etymology

Latin dīlāniātus, past participle of dīlāniō (“to dilacerate”); dis- + lāniō (“to tear to pieces”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈleɪnieɪt/

Verb

dilaniate (third-person singular simple present dilaniates, present participle dilaniating, simple past and past participle dilaniated)

1. To rend in pieces; to tear.
   • 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:

     dilaniate the entrailes of their owne mother

References

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

Anagrams

• taenidial

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

dilaniate

1. inflection of dilaniare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

dilaniate f pl

1. feminine plural of dilaniato

Anagrams

• adenilati

Latin

Verb

dīlaniāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dīlaniō