desmembrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ membro +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mẽˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [dez.mẽˈbɾa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mẽˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mẽˈbɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mẽˈbɾa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mẽˈbɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.mẽˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mẽˈbɾa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mẽˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mẽˈbɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mẽˈbɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mẽˈbɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mẽˈbɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: des‧mem‧brar

Verb

desmembrar (first-person singular present desmembro, first-person singular preterite desmembrei, past participle desmembrado)

  1. (transitive) to dismember (to cut off the limbs of a body)
    Synonyms: esquartejar, quartejar
  2. (transitive) to dismember (to separate a part from a whole)
  3. (transitive) to disarticulate, to divide
    Synonyms: desarticular, dividir
  4. (reflexive) to disjoin, to disunite, to separate

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Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desmemˈbɾaɾ/ [d̪ez.mẽmˈbɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧mem‧brar

Verb

desmembrar (first-person singular present desmiembro or desmembro, first-person singular preterite desmembré, past participle desmembrado)

  1. (transitive) to dismember
  2. (transitive) to dismantle

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Further reading