dīripiō uī, eptus, ere
dis- + rapio,
to tear asunder, tear in pieces
: Cum diripereris equis, O.: membra manibus nefandis, O.: dapes, V.—
To lay waste, ravage, spoil, plunder, pillage
: bona eorum, Cs.: oppidum, Cs.: captas
urbīs, L.: diripiendas civitates
dare, Cs.: direpta domus,
V.: praedas imperatores cum paucis diripiebant,
seized and divided
, S.: aras,
strip
, V.: mella,
steal
, V.—
To tear away, snatch away
: Vaginā ensem, V.: direpta leoni Pellis erat, O.