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  • 11Dilacerate — Di*lac er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di = dis + lacerare to tear.] To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Dilacerated — Dilacerate Di*lac er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di = dis + lacerare to tear.] To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Dilacerating — Dilacerate Di*lac er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of dilacerare to tear apart; di = dis + lacerare to tear.] To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14rive — v. a. Rend, split, cleave, tear or rend asunder …

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  • 15Disjunction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disjunction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disjunction disjunction disconnection disunity disunion disassociation disengagement Sgm: N 1 discontinuity discontinuity &c. 70 Sgm: N 1 abjunction abjunction Sgm …

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  • 16disjunction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act or state of separation Nouns 1. disjunction, disconnection, disunity, disunion, disassociation, disengagement; isolation, separateness, dispersion. 2. fissure, rent, crevice, gash (see interval). 3.… …

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  • 17rip — v 1. tear, rend, tear apart, put asunder, shred; cut, slit, slash, lacerate; rupture, separate, sever, dissever, cleave; split, rive, divide, halve, cut in two, quarter; hack, gash, gore, score. 2. tear off, pull off, detach, remove, unfix,… …

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  • 18Rive — Rive, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]fa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.] To rend asunder… …

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  • 19Rived — Rive Rive, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]fa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.] To rend… …

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  • 20Rived — Rive Rive, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]fa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.] To rend… …

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