Depiece
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈpiːs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Depiece is a verb meaning (rare) To remove pieces from; to take apart, disassemble.
Meaning
(rare) To remove pieces from; to take apart, disassemble.
Example Sentences
Mind, being an action of the Infinite, depieces as well as aggregates ad infinitum.
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).
Word Forms
- depieces
- depiecing
- depieced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unpiece, dismantle, disassemble, discide, detach, discerp.
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