DISMEMBER


Meaning of DISMEMBER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dis-ˈmem-bər ]

transitive verb

( -bered ; dis·mem·ber·ing -b(ə-)riŋ)

Etymology: Middle English dismembren, from Anglo-French desmembrer, from des- dis- + membre member

Date: 14th century

1. : to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of

2. : to break up or tear into pieces

• dis·mem·ber·ment -bər-mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.