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dis⋅mem⋅ber

  [dis-mem-ber]
Use dismemberer in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME dismembren < AF, OF desmembrer, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + -membrer, v. deriv. of membre member

Related forms:
dis⋅mem⋅ber⋅er, noun
dis⋅mem⋅ber⋅ment, noun
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