Dilacerate \Di*lac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of
dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.]
To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. --Sir T. Browne.
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