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dismember definition

dis·mem·ber (dis mem′bər)

transitive verb

  1. to remove the limbs of by cutting or tearing
  2. to pull or cut to pieces; separate into parts; divide up or mutilate

Etymology: ME dismembren < OFr desmembrer: see dis- & member

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dismember Synonyms

dismember

v.

dissect, disjoint, amputate; see cut 1, divide 1, maim.


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dismember Usage Examples

Object

  • corpse: The castle is said to be haunted by a murdered women, who appears as two separate pieces of her dismembered corpse.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: A barber cuts his customer's heads off and then dismembers himself.
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