dīˈveləˌkāt, də̇ˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin di- (from dis- apart) + vellicatus, past participle of vellicare to pluck, twitch, from vellere to pluck, pull
archaic : to tear apart : break off : detach
dīˈveləˌkāt, də̇ˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin di- (from dis- apart) + vellicatus, past participle of vellicare to pluck, twitch, from vellere to pluck, pull
archaic : to tear apart : break off : detach
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012