| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To rend in pieces; to tear.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: dilaniating, dilaniated, dilaniates, dilaniater, dilaniaters, dilaniatingly and dilaniatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DILANIATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dilaniate \Di*la"ni*ate\, transitive verb. [Latin expression dilaniatus, past participle of dilaniare to dilacerate; di- dis- laniare to tear to pieces.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DILANIATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To tear; to rend in pieces; to mangle. [Little used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
