divel

transitive verb

di·​vel

(ˈ)dī¦vel,

də̇ˈv-

divelled; divelled; divelling; divels

archaic

: to tear asunder or draw apart

Word History

Etymology

Latin divellere, from di- (from dis- apart) + vellere to pluck, pull

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