consarcinate

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s

obsolete

: to patch together

consarcination noun

plural -s

archaic

Word History

Etymology

Latin consarcinatus, past participle of consarcinare, from com- + -sarcinare (from sarcire to mend, patch)

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