dépecer

French

Etymology

From dé- +‎ pièce +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dep.se/ ~ /dɛp.se/
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Verb

dépecer

  1. (transitive, said of flesh or meat) to chop up, dismember
  2. (transitive, said of a physical things e.g. vessels) to take apart
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to divide up (put into parts)
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to pick apart (examine in great detail)
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to tear apart (criticise severely)

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