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

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