Definition
to cut off the limbs or members from something; to dismember or divide into parts.
Etymology
From Old French 'desmembrer,' from Latin 'demembrare' (de- + membrare, to limb). This French form shows the evolution from Latin through Romance languages.
Kelly Says
This is the French cousin of 'dismember,' and it was a legal term in medieval courts describing both physical and political punishment — a word as brutal as its meaning.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት
an-d a-i-net
BNবাংলা
বিচ্ছিন্ন
bi-chhin-n
CACatalà
desmembrar
des-mem-brar
CSČeština
rozčlenit
roz-ch-len-it
DEDeutsch
entzweien
ent-t-vay-en
ELΕλληνικά
διαλύω
dia-ly-o
ESEspañol
desmembrar
des-mem-brar
FISuomi
mursata
mur-sa-ta
FRFrançais
démembrer
de-mem-bre
HEעברית
להפריד
le-hi-frid
HIहिन्दी
विघटन
vi-gh-ta-n
HUMagyar
szétszedni
szes-sed-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
memecah
me-me-cah
ITItaliano
dismembrare
dis-mem-bra-re
MSBahasa Melayu
memisahkan
me-mi-sa-hkan
NLNederlands
ontleden
ont-le-den
PLPolski
rozkładać
roz-kla-dat
PTPortuguês
desmembrar
des-mem-brar
RORomână
desmembra
des-mem-bra
RUРусский
рассечь
rass-etch
SVSvenska
avveckla
av-veck-la
TAதமிழ்
பகுத்து
pa-gu-thu
TEతెలుగు
విడిపించు
vi-di-pin-chu
TRTürkçe
parçalara ayırmak
par-cha-la-ra ay-ir-mak
UKУкраїнська
розчленувати
roz-chlen-u-vat-i
URاردو
کھچلنا
khatch-lana
VITiếng Việt
bóc tách
bok-tach