Definition of dismember Dismember
/dɪsmɛˈmbɚ/ - [dismember] - dis•mem•ber
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What does dismember mean?
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| dismember - separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist" | ||
| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| dismember - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" | ||
| take apart, discerp | ||
| part, divide, separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dismember (v. t.)
To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. - dismember (v. t.)
To deprive of membership.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dismember
dis-mem′bėr, v.t. to divide member from member: to separate a limb from the body: to disjoint: to tear to pieces.—ns. Dismem′berment; Dismem′brator. [O. Fr. desmembrer, des—L. dis, neg., membre, a member.]
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🔤- dismember, verb, present, 1st person singular of dismember (infinitive).
- dismember, verb (infinitive).
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