See dismember in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb dis·mem·bered, dis·mem·ber·ing, dis·mem·bers
Origin:
Origin: Middle English dismembren
Origin: , from Old French desmembrer
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *dismembrāre
Origin: : Latin dis-, dis-
Origin: + Latin membrum, limb; see Member
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