Dirempt

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dirempt \Di*rempt"\ (?; 215), a. [L. diremptus, p. p. of
     dirimere to take apart, separate; di- = dis- + emere to buy,
     orig., to take.]
     Divided; separated. [Obs.] --Stow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dirempt \Di*rempt"\, v. t.
     To separate by force; to tear apart. [Obs.] --Holinshed.
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