dismember
To remove the limbs ofTo remove the limbs of.
» Mary killed Tom and dismembered him.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To remove the limbs of.
Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
zergliedern
расчленя́тьrasčlenjátʹ, расчлени́тьrasčlenítʹ, четвертова́тьčetvertovátʹ
розчлено́вуватиrozčlenóvuvaty, розчленува́тиrozčlenuváty
separate the limbs from the body
(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.
zerstückeln
расчленя́тьrasčlenjátʹ, расчлени́тьrasčlenítʹ
divide into pieces
Examples
17 sentencesMary killed Tom and dismembered him.
I don't know what's worse: being dismembered or suffocated.
deIch weiß nicht, was schlimmer ist: zerstückelt zu werden oder zu ersticken.
Sami carried the dismembered body out of the house.
Sami dismembered the hookah and put it back together.
It's very unusual for a killer to dismember a body.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -erFrom Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”).
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Forms
dismembers, dismembering, dismembered, dismembered| Base form | dismember · to dismember |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dismembers |
| Present participle | dismembering |
| Past simple | dismembered |
| Past participle | dismembered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- divide into pieces:take apartdiscerp
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle