"depiece" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈpiːs/ [UK] Forms: depieces [present, singular, third-person], depiecing [participle, present], depieced [participle, past], depieced [past]
Etymology: From de- + piece. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|piece}} de- + piece Head templates: {{en-verb}} depiece (third-person singular simple present depieces, present participle depiecing, simple past and past participle depieced)
  1. (rare) To remove pieces from; to take apart, disassemble. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-depiece-en-verb-R2tg6Zwr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for depiece meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "ref": "1920, Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine, Lotus Press, published 2000, page 180",
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          "ref": "2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 231",
          "text": "An ornate set of symbolically retaliatory tortures [...] proceeded with quasi-liturgical exactitude, climaxing in the efforts of four champing horses to pull Damiens's limbs out from his body (in a gruesome twist, his body stubbornly refused to be depieced, and had to be further chopped and battered by public executioner Sanson).",
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        "(rare) To remove pieces from; to take apart, disassemble."
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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