direption
noun
di·rep·tion
də̇ˈrepshən
plural -s
1
obsolete : a tearing apart or away
2
archaic : despoliation
Word History
Etymology
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin direption-, direptio, from direptus (past participle of diripere to tear apart, plunder, from di- —from dis- apart—+ -ripere, from rapere to seize and carry off) + -ion-, -io -ion
- radioprotective
- radios
- radioscope
- radioscopes
- radioscopic
- radioscopical
- radioscopically
- radioscopies
- radiosensitive
- radiosensitivities
- radiosensitivity
- radiosonde
- radiosondes
- radiostrontiums
- radiosurgeries
- radiosurgery
- radiosymmetrical
- radiotechnology
- radiotelegram
- radiotelegrams
- radiotelegraph
- radiotelegraphed
- radiotelegraphic
- radiotelegraphies
- radiotelegraphing