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dis·mem·ber
(dĭs-mĕm′bər)tr.v. dis·mem·bered, dis·mem·ber·ing, dis·mem·bers
1. To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of.
2. To divide into pieces.
[Middle English dismembren, from Old French desmembrer, from Vulgar Latin *dismembrāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin membrum, limb; see member.]
dis·mem′ber·ment n.
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dismember
(dɪsˈmɛmbə)vb (tr)
1. to remove the limbs or members of
2. to cut to pieces
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to divide or partition (something, such as an empire)
disˈmemberer n
disˈmemberment n
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dis•mem•ber
(dɪsˈmɛm bər)v.t.
1. to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb.
2. to divide into parts; cut up.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French desmembrer=des- dis-1 + -membrer, v. derivative of membre member]
dis•mem′ber•er, n.
dis•mem′ber•ment, n.
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dismember
Past participle: dismembered
Gerund: dismembering
| Imperative |
|---|
| dismember |
| dismember |
| Present |
|---|
| I dismember |
| you dismember |
| he/she/it dismembers |
| we dismember |
| you dismember |
| they dismember |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dismembered |
| you dismembered |
| he/she/it dismembered |
| we dismembered |
| you dismembered |
| they dismembered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dismembering |
| you are dismembering |
| he/she/it is dismembering |
| we are dismembering |
| you are dismembering |
| they are dismembering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dismembered |
| you have dismembered |
| he/she/it has dismembered |
| we have dismembered |
| you have dismembered |
| they have dismembered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dismembering |
| you were dismembering |
| he/she/it was dismembering |
| we were dismembering |
| you were dismembering |
| they were dismembering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dismembered |
| you had dismembered |
| he/she/it had dismembered |
| we had dismembered |
| you had dismembered |
| they had dismembered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dismember |
| you will dismember |
| he/she/it will dismember |
| we will dismember |
| you will dismember |
| they will dismember |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dismembered |
| you will have dismembered |
| he/she/it will have dismembered |
| we will have dismembered |
| you will have dismembered |
| they will have dismembered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dismembering |
| you will be dismembering |
| he/she/it will be dismembering |
| we will be dismembering |
| you will be dismembering |
| they will be dismembering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dismembering |
| you have been dismembering |
| he/she/it has been dismembering |
| we have been dismembering |
| you have been dismembering |
| they have been dismembering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dismembering |
| you will have been dismembering |
| he/she/it will have been dismembering |
| we will have been dismembering |
| you will have been dismembering |
| they will have been dismembering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dismembering |
| you had been dismembering |
| he/she/it had been dismembering |
| we had been dismembering |
| you had been dismembering |
| they had been dismembering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dismember |
| you would dismember |
| he/she/it would dismember |
| we would dismember |
| you would dismember |
| they would dismember |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dismembered |
| you would have dismembered |
| he/she/it would have dismembered |
| we would have dismembered |
| you would have dismembered |
| they would have dismembered |
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Verb 1. dismember - separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2. dismember - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
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dismember
verb cut into pieces, divide, rend, sever, mutilate, dissect, dislocate, amputate, disjoint, anatomize, dislimb He dismembered her, hiding parts of her body in the cellar.
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dis·mem·ber
v. desmembrar, amputar; [to break apart] despedazar.
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