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DISMEMBER

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they dismember  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it dismembers  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: dismembered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: dismembered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: dismembering  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Separate the limbs from the bodyplay

Example:

the tiger dismembered the tourist

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "dismember" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to dismember the prisoners


Derivation:

dismemberment (the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Divide into piecesplay

Example:

The Empire was discerped after the war

Synonyms:

discerp; dismember; take apart

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "dismember" is one way to...):

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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