Complete Definition of "dismember"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�mb�(r)|-�mb�(r)

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To remove the limbs of.

#:Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.

  1. transitive To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

#:The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.
#:The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union.

Derived terms
dismemberment

Translations
trans-top|remove limbs
Finnish: irrottaa raajat
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|cut into pieces
Finnish: paloitella
trans-mid
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