discerp
transitive verb
dis·cerp
də̇ˈsərp,
-ˈzerp
-ed/-ing/-s
1
: to tear apart : dismember
2
archaic : to tear off : sever from a whole
Word History
Etymology
Middle English discerpen, from Latin discerpere, from dis- apart + -cerpere (from carpere to pick, pluck)