"divellicate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: divellicates [present, singular, third-person], divellicating [participle, present], divellicated [participle, past], divellicated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1638; borrowed from Latin dīvellicātus, perfect passive participle of dīvellicō (“to pluck asunder”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- + vellicō, from vellō (“to pluck”). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1638}} First attested in 1638, {{bor+|en|la|dīvellicātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dīvellicātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} divellicate (third-person singular simple present divellicates, present participle divellicating, simple past and past participle divellicated)
  1. To detach, rip apart.

Inflected forms

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