† deˈcerptionObs.rare. [n. of action f. L. dēcerpĕre, dēcerpt-: see decerpt and -ion1.] ‘A cropping off, or pulling away’ (Phillips 1657); that which is plucked off. 1662Glanvill Lux Orient. iii. (1682) 25 If our souls are but particles and decerptions of our parents.