carp at Copy link Outline 1. carpo, carpsi, carptum, 32. vellĭco, 1 (lit. to peck at)3. mordeo, mŏmordi, morsum, 2 • carp at: 1. carpo, carpsi, carptum, 3: Sabinus was c.'d at in the conversations of the soldiers, Sabinus militum vocibus carpebatur, Caes.: Liv. 2. vellĭco, 1 (lit. to peck at): Cic.: Hor.: v. to censure, cavil. 3. mordeo, mŏmordi, morsum, 2: to be c.'d at by the tooth of jealousy, invido dente morderi, Hor.