dismember
Use Dismember in a sentence
bər verb (used with object)
1.
to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
2.
to divide into parts; cut to pieces; mutilate.
3.
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.
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dismember (dɪsˈmɛmbə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove the limbs or members of |
| 2. | to cut to pieces |
| 3. | to divide or partition (something, such as an empire) |
| dis'memberer | |
| —n | |
| dis'memberment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dismember
c.1300, from O.Fr. desmembrer, from M.L. dismembrare, from L. de- "take away" + membrum "limb" (see member). Related: Dismembered; dismemberment.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dismember dis·mem·ber (dĭs-měm'bər)
v. dis·mem·bered, dis·mem·ber·ing, dis·mem·bers
To amputate a limb or a part of a limb.
dis·mem'ber·ment n.
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Example sentences
The powerful, bright yellow hooked bill is used to tear and dismember prey.
Players use a series of mining tools resembling weapons to dismember and destroy approaching enemies.
The stay also prevents creditors from racing to dismember financially the debtor to the prejudice of other creditors.
They were threatening to dismember an empire that he had painstakingly built up over five decades.
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