dismember
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- dismembre (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmbə(ɹ)
Verb
[edit]dismember (third-person singular simple present dismembers, present participle dismembering, simple past and past participle dismembered)
- (transitive) To remove the limbs of.
- Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
- (transitive) To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.
- The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.
- The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]remove limbs
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cut into pieces
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