What does dĕ-ascĭo mean in Latin?

dĕ-ascĭo, a verb, means “to hew”.

verb

dĕ-ascĭo

dĕ-ascĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 1, ascio,

I. to hew or cut with an axe, to smoothe.

I. Lit. (late Lat.): deasciato stipiti, wrought, smoothed, Prud. στεφ. 10, 381.—

B. To rub out, efface: hunc titulum, Murat. Inscr. 1203, 9.—

II. Trop.: aliquem, to cheat, to chouse (cf. abrado), Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 11.