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Thesaurus: dismember

To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.

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Definitions

  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. v:100 v. separate the limbs from the body v. divide into pieces