dismember
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.
Origin of dismember
1Other words from dismember
- dis·mem·ber·er, noun
- dis·mem·ber·ment, noun
- non·dis·mem·ber·ment, noun
Words that may be confused with dismember
- disembodied, disemboweled, dismembered
Words Nearby dismember
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How to use dismember in a sentence
“I could not stop the General Assembly from dismembering Nashville,” Cooper said in January, when the map was finalized.
Ogles wins closely watched GOP primary for U.S. House in Tennessee | David Weigel | August 5, 2022 | Washington PostIn the ensuing “Century of Humiliation,” civil war and western rapacity came close to dismembering China.
Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China | Ian Morris | May 12, 2022 | TimeLucke recounts one investigation in 1990 of a nurse who was found dismembered, her remains distributed among multiple trash bags.
Meet the 95-Year-Old ‘Medical Detective’ Who Has Examined Famous Cases From JFK to JonBenet Ramsey | Jess McHugh | April 13, 2022 | TimeHer explanation for dismembering and disposing of Marcos was suspiciously vague.
Netflix’s Baffling Defense of a Woman Who Dismembered Her Rich Husband | Nick Schager | July 9, 2021 | The Daily BeastRelease of the report marks the end of a long process that began when Khashoggi, lured to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to pick up documents, was drugged and dismembered by Saudi agents.
Saudi crown prince approved operation that led to death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. intelligence report concludes | Karen DeYoung | February 26, 2021 | Washington Post
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.
My First Autopsy Report: Excerpt From David Berg’s ‘Run, Brother, Run’` | David Berg | June 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is easy to get a handle on it if you dismember your victim.
Human Head, Hands Found Near Hollywood Sign | Christine Pelisek | January 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTdismember me this animal, and return him in a basket to the base-born knave who sent him; other answer have I none!
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)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.
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonOr 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.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollOften they completely dismember themselves, an action which does them no permanent injury, since they reproduce lost parts.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
British Dictionary definitions for dismember
/ (dɪsˈmɛmbə) /
to remove the limbs or members of
to cut to pieces
to divide or partition (something, such as an empire)
Derived forms of dismember
- dismemberer, noun
- dismemberment, noun
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