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dismemberdismember /dɪsˈmɛmbɚ/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdismemberOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French desmembrer, from membre arm or leg VERB TABLEdismember |
Present | I, you, we, they | dismember | | he, she, it | dismembers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dismembered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dismembered | | he, she, it | has dismembered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dismembered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dismember | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dismembered |
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Present | I | am dismembering | | he, she, it | is dismembering | | you, we, they | are dismembering | Past | I, he, she, it | was dismembering | | you, we, they | were dismembering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dismembering | | he, she, it | has been dismembering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dismembering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dismembering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dismembering |
1to cut or tear a body into pieces: He is charged with dismembering and disposing of the body.2to divide a country, area, or organization into smaller parts: The company will probably have to be dismembered.—dismemberment noun [uncountable] |