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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
/ ɪˈɛə /
verb
- to remove the limbs or members of
- to cut to pieces
- to divide or partition (something, such as an empire)
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈ, noun
- 徱ˈԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱·b· noun
- 徱·b·Գ noun
- non徱·b·Գ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dismember1
Example Sentences
His dismembered body was found in August 2022, a month after he was reported missing.
Parts of the scientist's dismembered body were found in a suitcase dumped in a stream.
A chance sighting by police helped catch the killer who murdered and dismembered his housemate before scattering body parts across Greater Manchester.
A man has been found guilty of murdering and dismembering his housemate into 27 pieces and dumping his body parts across a city.
But U.S. policy under Biden and under Trump has involved sending ever-greater amounts of money and weaponry that are then used to flatten or dismember Palestinian children.
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