Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Parted; separated.
  • To separate by violence; put asunder; break off.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Divided; separated.
  • transitive verb obsolete To separate by force; to tear apart.

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  • adjective obsolete, past participial Distinct; separate; secrete; divided.
  • verb transitive To separate; to divide; to break off.

Etymologies

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From the Latin diremptus ("separated”, “divided"), the past participle of dirimō ("I separate”, “I divide"), formed as dir- (prevocalic variant of dis- ("apart”, “asunder")) + emō ("I take"); compare dirempt².

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From the Latin dirempt-, the past participial stem of dirimō. Prima facie, the derivation of the verb appears identical with that of the adjective; however, whilst closely related, each carries a subtly different semantic force — the verb takes merely the form of the Latin participle, whereas the adjective takes its meaning as well.

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  • Latin: dirimo, diremptus; to divide, to pull apart

    July 25, 2009