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dismember
[ dis-mem-ber ]
verb (used with object)
- to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb:
The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- to divide into parts; cut to pieces; mutilate.
- to reduce, reorganize, or discontinue the services or parts of (a company, government agency, etc.):
Our business was dismembered by the conglomerate that bought it.
dismember
/ dɪsˈmɛmbə /
verb
- to remove the limbs or members of
- to cut to pieces
- to divide or partition (something, such as an empire)
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Derived Forms
- disˈmemberer, noun
- disˈmemberment, noun
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Other Words From
- dis·member·er noun
- dis·member·ment noun
- nondis·member·ment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dismember1
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Example Sentences
He told reporters how his assailants had recognized him, set upon him with knives and tried to dismember his wrists.
The headlines were gruesome: after shooting and killing him, she had used a chain saw to dismember his body.
It is easy to get a handle on it if you dismember your victim.
Dismember me this animal, and return him in a basket to the base-born knave who sent him; other answer have I none!
Ned he gin hit to me way back yander, I dismember how long ergo, und he tole me to put it in de blu chiss, twell he ax for hit.
Or is it really true, as many think, that your statesmen would gladly dismember this Union?
No man should ever be elected President of this country who raised his hand to dismember and destroy it.
Often they completely dismember themselves, an action which does them no permanent injury, since they reproduce lost parts.
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