Etymology

direption

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Today it means: The act of despoiling, plundering, looting, or taking away. Full definition →

Latin dīreptio
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  1. Latin · derived fromdīreptio
  2. English todaydireption

From Latin dīreptio, from dīripiō (“tear asunder, plunder”), from dis- + rapiō (“seize, carry off”).

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