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Dismember - What does it mean?

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dismember

English

Alternative forms

* dismembre (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To remove the limbs of.
    • Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
  • 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

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.