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decerpt

UK/dɪˈsɜːpt/

decerpt is the past participle of decerp.

Meaning of decerp

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.

Origin of decerpt

From Latin decerptus, past participle of decerpere.

Questions about decerpt

What is decerpt the past participle of?
Decerpt is the past participle of decerp.
How do you pronounce decerpt?
Decerpt is pronounced /dɪˈsɜːpt/ (UK).

Words near decerpt in the dictionary

  1. decerns
  2. decerp
  3. decerped
  4. decerping
  5. decerps
  6. decerpt
  7. decerption
  8. decerptions
  9. decertation
  10. decertations
  11. decertification

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decerpt (page history and authors); decerp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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