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Meaning of 'dismember' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dismember [ v. t.]
- To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.
- To deprive of membership.

Meaning of 'dismember' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dismember [ v]
Meaning (1):
- divide into pieces
Example in sentence:
  • our department was dismembered when our funding dried up;
  • The Empire was discerped after the war
Meaning (2):
- separate the limbs from the body
Example in sentence:
  • the tiger dismembered the tourist

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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