Thesaurus: dismember

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1. v. t. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.
2. v. t. To deprive of membership.
3. v. separate the limbs from the body
4. v. divide into pieces
5. 1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. Pope. A society lacerated and dismembered. Gladstone. By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire. Buckle. 2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.] They were dismembered by vote of the house. R. North. Syn. -- To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever.
6. v:100 v. separate the limbs from the body v. divide into pieces