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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessmembrare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: smembrare
"Il dittatore voleva smembrare i territori conquistati."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cut or tear off the limbs of a person or animal.
"The gruesome historical account detailed how the criminals would dismember their victims." - 2
To partition or divide a country, organization, or system into smaller pieces or sections.
"The victorious coalition sought to dismember the sprawling empire into separate, manageable republics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from the Middle English word 'dismembren', which derived from Old French 'dismembrer' and ultimately from Late Latin 'dis-membro' (to cut off the limbs), combining the prefix 'dis-' (apart) with 'membrum' (limb, member). Over centuries, the term has evolved from primarily describing the physical severing of limbs to also metaphorically representing the division or breaking apart of organizations, countries, or systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dismember" is said worldwide
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démembrer
Transliteration: daymawbray
"Le traité a fini par démembrer l'ancien empire."
zerstückeln
Transliteration: tsertsueckeln
"Die Siegermächte beschlossen, das Land zu zerstückeln."
smembrare
Transliteration: smembrare
"Il dittatore voleva smembrare i territori conquistati."
desmembrar
Transliteration: desmembrar
"Las potencias extranjeras intentaron desmembrar el país."
desmembrar
Transliteration: dezmembrar
"O cartel ameaçou desmembrar o grupo rival."
अंग-भंग करना
Transliteration: ang-bhang karna
"युद्ध ने देश को अंग-भंग कर दिया।"
肢解
Transliteration: zhījiě
"列强企图肢解这个衰弱的帝国。"
해체하다
Transliteration: haechehada
"그들은 거대 독점 기업을 해체하기로 결정했다."
解体する
Transliteration: kaitai suru
"その組織を解体するのは容易ではない。"
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