How Do You Spell DISMEMBER?

Pronunciation: [dɪsmˈɛmbə] (IPA)

The word "dismember" is spelled with ten letters and is pronounced /dɪsˈmɛmbər/. The first syllable "dis" is pronounced with the short "i" sound, while the second syllable "mem" uses the schwa sound. The final syllable "ber" is pronounced with the "b" and "r" sounds as in "verb". The word means to cut or tear apart limbs from a body, usually as a result of violence or accident. It can also be used metaphorically to mean the separation of a group or organization.

DISMEMBER Meaning and Definition

1. Dismember is a verb that refers to the act of cutting or dividing the limbs, parts, or organs of a body or object. It typically involves the separation of individual parts from a whole, resulting in a fragmented or disassembled state. The term is most commonly associated with physical acts performed on living organisms but can also be used figuratively to describe the separation or division of anything that was previously intact.

   When applied to living beings, the act of dismemberment is often associated with violence or brutality, as it tends to imply the deliberate infliction of harm, mutilation, or death. However, it can also be used in a medical context, where it describes the surgical removal of body parts for therapeutic or reconstructive purposes.

   In the context of objects, dismember can also describe the process of dismantling or breaking apart something into smaller, separate pieces. This can be applicable to various items such as machinery, structures, or even concepts. For example, one might dismember a complex theory or argument to better understand its individual components or to analyze its flaws.

   Overall, the term dismember encompasses the act of cutting, dividing, or breaking apart, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense. It implies a separation and fragmentation that alters or destroys the whole, highlighting the transformation from unity to a state characterized by disjointed parts.

2. To separate limb from limb; to tear or cut in pieces; to maim; to divide; to sever.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for DISMEMBER

• dismemberd
• desember
• decmember
• demember
• dicember
• dismembr
• disemmber
• dismmeber
• dismembre
• dissember
• disremmber
• disremeber
• mismeeter
• dissrember
• disembel
• dismembor
• dismimber
• dislembed
• dismemerd
• dissmemeber
• Dismembayd
• Dismemperd

Etymology of DISMEMBER

The word dismember comes from the Old French term desmembrer, which can be further traced back to the Latin word dismembrare. Dismembrare is derived from the combination of the prefix dis- (meaning apart or away) and the Latin word membra (meaning limbs or parts). Thus, the etymology of dismember suggests that it originally meant to take apart or separate limbs or parts.

Similar spelling word for DISMEMBER

• dismantle.

Conjugate verb Dismember

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have dismembered

you would have dismembered

he/she/it would have dismembered

we would have dismembered

they would have dismembered

I would have dismember

you would have dismember

he/she/it would have dismember

we would have dismember

they would have dismember

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been dismembering

you would have been dismembering

he/she/it would have been dismembering

we would have been dismembering

they would have been dismembering

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would dismember

you would dismember

he/she/it would dismember

we would dismember

they would dismember

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be dismembering

you would be dismembering

he/she/it would be dismembering

we would be dismembering

they would be dismembering

FUTURE

I will dismember

you will dismember

he/she/it will dismember

we 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

they will be dismembering

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have dismembered

you will have dismembered

he/she/it will have dismembered

we 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

they will have been dismembering

IMPERATIVE

you dismember

we let´s dismember

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to dismember

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was dismembering

you were dismembering

he/she/it was dismembering

we were dismembering

they were dismembering

PAST PARTICIPLE

dismembered

PAST PERFECT

I had dismembered

you had dismembered

he/she/it had dismembered

we 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

they had been dismembering

PRESENT

I dismember

you dismember

he/she/it dismembers

we dismember

they dismember

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am dismembering

you are dismembering

he/she/it is dismembering

we are dismembering

they are dismembering

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

dismembering

PRESENT PERFECT

I have dismembered

you have dismembered

he/she/it has dismembered

we 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

they have been dismembering

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it dismember

SIMPLE PAST

I dismembered

you dismembered

he/she/it dismembered

we dismembered

they dismembered