dismember

1. v. t. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. Source: opted

2. v. t. To deprive of membership. Source: opted

3. v. separate the limbs from the body Source: wordnet

4. v. divide into pieces Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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

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