Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dismember

/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: dis-mem-ber
IPA: /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the limbs of.

Transitive verb

verb

To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person."
"The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims."
"The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union."

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, desmembrer

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

dismembers (present, singular) dismembering (participle, present) dismembered (participle, past) dismembered (past) dismembre (alternative)

Derived Forms

dismemberment dismemberer

Synonyms

take apart discerp

Rhymes With

remember member september november december non-member ember nonmember pember misremember crewmember disremember

Questions

How do you pronounce dismember?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/.
What does dismember mean?: To remove the limbs of.
Where does dismember come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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