divellicate
transitive verb
di·vel·li·cate
dīˈveləˌkāt,
də̇ˈ-
-ed/-ing/-s
archaic
: to tear apart : break off : detach
Word History
Etymology
Latin di- (from dis- apart) + vellicatus, past participle of vellicare to pluck, twitch, from vellere to pluck, pull