dismember C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #41903 Meanings 1 verb separate the limbs from the body The tiger dismembered the tourist. Thesaurus Synonyms disassemblediscerp Word family Forms dismembereddismemberingdismembers Derived forms dismembererdismemberment Etymology From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”). desmembrer Old French View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dismember **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 41903 ## Meanings 1. separate the limbs from the body ## Examples - The tiger dismembered the tourist. ## Synonyms - disassemble - discerp ## Derived Forms - dismemberer - dismemberment ## Roots and Affixes - Root: desmembrer ## Etymology From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”). ## Topics - The Human Body - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown