Meaning of "dismember" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF DISMEMBER

dismember  [dɪsˈmɛmbə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISMEMBER

Dismember is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dismember in English.

WHAT DOES DISMEMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dismemberment

Dismemberment is the act of cutting, tearing, pulling, wrenching or otherwise removing the limbs of a living thing. It has been practised upon human beings as a form of capital punishment, can occur as a result of a traumatic accident, or in connection with murder, suicide, or cannibalism. As opposed to surgical amputation of the limbs, dismemberment is often fatal to all but the simplest of creatures. In criminology, a distinction is made between offensive and defensive dismemberment. Intentional, criminal dismemberment is known as mayhem.

Definition of dismember in the English dictionary

The first definition of dismember in the dictionary is to remove the limbs or members of. Other definition of dismember is to cut to pieces. Dismember is also to divide or partition.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISMEMBER

PRESENT

Present

I dismember

you dismember

he/she/it dismembers

we dismember

you dismember

they dismember

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

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

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dismembered

you dismembered

he/she/it dismembered

we dismembered

you dismembered

they 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

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

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dismember

you will dismember

he/she/it will dismember

we will dismember

you will dismember

they will dismember

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

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 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

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dismember

you would dismember

he/she/it would dismember

we would dismember

you would dismember

they would dismember

Conditional continuous

I would be dismembering

you would be dismembering

he/she/it would be dismembering

we would be dismembering

you would be dismembering

they would be dismembering

Conditional perfect

I would have dismember

you would have dismember

he/she/it would have dismember

we would have dismember

you would have dismember

they would have dismember

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dismembering

you would have been dismembering

he/she/it would have been dismembering

we would have been dismembering

you would have been dismembering

they would have been dismembering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dismember
we let´s dismember
you dismember

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dismember

Past participle

dismembered

Present Participle

dismembering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DISMEMBER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dismember» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of dismember

amputate · anatomize · break up · disjoint · dislimb · dislocate · dissect · divide · mutilate · rend · sever

TRANSLATION OF DISMEMBER

Find out the translation of dismember to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dismember from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dismember» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 肢解
• Translator English - Spanish: desmembrar
• English: dismember
• Translator English - Hindi: बांटना
• Translator English - Arabic: يمزق
• Translator English - Russian: расчленить
• Translator English - Portuguese: desmembrar
• Translator English - Bengali: বিভাজন করা
• Translator English - French: démembrer
• Translator English - Malay: Memecahkan
• Translator English - German: zerstückeln
• Translator English - Japanese: 手足を切断する
• Translator English - Korean: 주검을 훼손하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Dismember
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chia xẻ
• Translator English - Tamil: பகு
• Translator English - Marathi: तुकडे तुकडे करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: parçalamak
• Translator English - Italian: smembrare
• Translator English - Polish: rozbicie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розчленувати
• Translator English - Romanian: dezmembra
• Translator English - Greek: διαμελίζουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: uiteen
• Translator English - Swedish: stycka
• Translator English - Norwegian: lemleste

2 QUOTES WITH «DISMEMBER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dismember.

1

David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

The apparent strategy of Pfizer is to take over AstraZeneca, dismember it, and put the different parts of it into its three new divisions, with the ultimate aim of selling off one or more.

2

David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

I am not in favour of the takeover of excellent and strategically important British companies by struggling foreign firms whose actions are fuelled by tax avoidance, and who want to asset-strip the intellectual property of the British company and then dismember it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISMEMBER»

Discover the use of dismember in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dismember and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Dismember

The late Richard Laymon would have been grinning ear to ear." --Jack Ketchum "With DISMEMBER, Daniel Pyle joins the select group of authors who can provide real chills and genuine surprises. Taut, weird, and intriguing.

Daniel Pyle, 2010

An Affair to Dismember: The Matchmaker Series

It will leave readers begging for more.”—Kim Gruenenfelder, author of There’s Cake in My Future From the Paperback edition.

Elise Sax, 2013

Dismember Albums: Like an Ever Flowing Stream, Death Metal, ...

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LLC Books, 2010

December to Dismember

This psychological thriller revolves around the sick and demented life of Krista Kellington.

Sara Black, 2005

Truth

The spirit I untether'd then,i~ I feel it heavy now, That summer, 'i'ocle's£ could hardly cool The lever on my brow l I dismember, I dismember, The oak-tree grand and high, I try to_ sink the spreading top, Its roots against the sky. "l'is second ...

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Germain Adriaan, 2011

Was Jefferson Davis Right?

[T]he measure is talked of in Mass. familiarly, and is supposed to have originated there.18 Notice that James Monroe, future president of the United States, detailed how Massachusetts was the originator of a scheme to dismember states from ...

Kennedy, James R.

Ray Schalk: A Baseball Biography

17. A. A. Team. to. Dismember. With a dozen games to play in the 1920 regular season, still close on the tail of the league-leading Indians, the White Sox and Yankees battled in Comiskey Park. A Saturday date, the pennant race and the ...

Brian E. Cooper, 2009

Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent

Ayub,. Yahya. and. Bhutto. help. dismember. Pakistan. There was a lot of political turmoil during 1954-58, also reflected in the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly - unfortunately, the result of intense and bitter in-fighting between the two major ...

Habibuz Zaman, 1999

Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & ...

mer of fellow Stockholm natives Dismember, who also began in 1988. Over a period of only 18 months, the group recorded a pair of demos, Dismembered and Last Blasphemies, both showcasing the buzzing guitar swarm established by ...

Albert Mudrian, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISMEMBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dismember is used in the context of the following news items.

Supreme Court Dismembers America, Removes Establishment …

The opposite of “to re-member” in Hebrew does not mean “to forget” but “to dismember.” Waltke argues that the Supreme Court effectually ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»

YAŞAR YAKIŞ - Another milestone in the formation of a coalition …

... have to be stalled at least during the tenure of that government because the MHP considers this process a conspiracy to dismember Turkey. «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»

Mecklenburg commissioners debate Confederate memorial | The …

... the very symbol that has been used for over a century ... to disenfranchise and dismember” minorities, said board Chairman Trevor Fuller. «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»

The Marcus Scriven profile: Christopher Williams

... each to be dispassionately and ruthlessly exploited (much as a baboon might dismember and devour a vulnerable young antelope). «The Insurance Insider, Jul 15»

The Apocalypse Is NOW, and I'm Calling Dibs On These Three …

The desert is full of crazies who want to dismember, disembowel, and disassemble me, so I want two trained fighters on my side, and it doesn't ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»

Amazon and Netflix Won't Save Hannibal, But Is There Still Hope …

those that kill & dismember together, ...stay together. [Awwwww!.] 4. Reply. Flag. geoffmaze · 3 hours ago. Interesting about Fullers availability. «TV.com, Jul 15»

Juveniles charged after bomb hoax in Pioneer Park - KSFY.com

Police were called to the scene and the bomb squad was brought in to dismember the explosive. The bomb ended up being repackaged ... «KSFY, Jul 15»

COMMENTARY: Is there such a thing as a legal sex change?

My initial impulse would be to dismember the person asking this question. But I would be reminded that we have already criminalized murder ... «GMA News, Jul 15»

London Jewish groups brace for 'all eventualities' ahead of neo-Nazi …

... so they could “dismember them by hand.” According to the report, the far-right activist also said that during a private event scheduled for later ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»

Altoona resident arrested on drug and conspiracy-to-commit-murder …

He also pondered the idea of using a knife to dismember one of the victims. In late June, Valdez provided the CI with photographs and contact ... «Chinook Observer, Jul 15»