dismember

verb
/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”).

  1. derived from desmembrer

Definitions

  1. To remove the limbs of.

    • Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
  2. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA