Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Parted; separated.
- To separate by violence; put asunder; break off.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Divided; separated.
- transitive verb obsolete To separate by force; to tear apart.
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- adjective obsolete, past participial
Distinct ;separate ;secrete ;divided . - verb transitive To
separate ; todivide ; tobreak off .
Etymologies
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From the Latin diremptus ("separated”, “divided"), the past participle of dirimō ("I separate”, “I divide"), formed as dir- (prevocalic variant of dis- ("apart”, “asunder")) + emō ("I take"); compare dirempt².
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From the Latin dirempt-, the past participial stem of dirimō. Prima facie, the derivation of the verb appears identical with that of the adjective; however, whilst closely related, each carries a subtly different semantic force — the verb takes merely the form of the Latin participle, whereas the adjective takes its meaning as well.
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cbeok commented on the word dirempt
Latin: dirimo, diremptus; to divide, to pull apart
July 25, 2009