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decerp

decerp verb: to pluck off, to pick out, extract or gather.

Verb

decerp (third-person singular simple present decerps, present participle decerping, simple past decerped, past participle decerped or decerpt)

  1. (obsolete) To pluck off, to pick out, extract or gather.

Forms of decerp

third-person singular presentdecerps
present participledecerping
pastdecerped
past participledecerped
past participledecerpt

Origin of decerp

From Latin decerpere, from de- + carpere (“to pluck”).

Questions about decerp

What does decerp mean?
Decerp means to pluck off, to pick out, extract or gather.
What part of speech is decerp?
Decerp is a verb.
What is the past tense of decerp?
The past tense of decerp is decerped.

Words near decerp in the dictionary

  1. decerning
  2. decerniture
  3. decernitures
  4. decernotinib
  5. decerns
  6. decerp
  7. decerped
  8. decerping
  9. decerps
  10. decerpt
  11. decerption

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