dēcerpō psī, ptus, ere
de + carpo,
to pluck off, tear away, break off, pluck, crop, gather
: pollice florem, O.: poma manu, O.: ficum,
Iu.: Undique decerpta oliva, H.:
fetūs arbore, V.: oscula rostro,
snatch
, Ct.—Fig.,
to pluck off, take away
: animus decerptus ex mente divinā,
drawn
: ne quid iocus de gravitate decerperet,
detract.—To enjoy
: ex re fructūs, H.: nihil sibi ex istā laude centurio decerpit.