dismember

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.

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[Middle English dismembren, from Old French desmembrer, from Vulgar Latin *dismembrāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin membrum, limb; see member.]

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dis·mem′ber·ment n.

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

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.

dismember

Past participle: dismembered
Gerund: dismembering

Imperative

dismember

dismember

Thesaurus

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" discerp, take apart divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

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.

dismember

verb

To deprive of a limb or bodily member or its use:

cripple, maim, mutilate.

Translations

démembrer

scomporresmembrare

dismember

[dɪsˈmembəʳ] VT → desmembrar

dismember

[ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə^r] vt

[+ body] → démembrer

(fig) [+ country] → morceler; [+ organization] → démembrer

dismember

vt (lit) animal, body → zerstückeln; (Med) → zergliedern; (fig) empire → zersplittern

dismember

[dɪsˈmɛmbəʳ] vt (frm) → smembrare

dis·mem·ber

v. desmembrar, amputar; [to break apart] despedazar.