Dilacerate
/dɪˈlæs.ə.reɪt/noun
To tear or split apart violently; to lacerate deeply.
Did you know?Dilacerate is built from Latin roots tied to tearing apart, and its cousin lacerate helped give English one of its most visceral words for injury.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dīlacerāre
“to tear apart, rend in pieces”
Latin
Latin
lācerāre
“to tear, mangle, mutilate”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lak-
“to tear, lacerate”
Middle English
English
dilaceraten
“to tear apart or rend violently”
Modern English
English
dilacerate
“to tear or split apart violently”
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