\Di*rempt"\ (?; 215), a. [L. diremptus, p. p. of
dirimere to take apart, separate; di- = dis- + emere to buy,
orig., to take.]
Divided; separated. [Obs.] --Stow.

\Di*rempt"\, v. t.
To separate by force; to tear apart. [Obs.] --Holinshed.