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dismember
dismember [ diss mémbər ] (3rd person present singular dismembers, present participle dismembering, past and past participle dismembered)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. remove limb from body: to cut off or remove a limb or other part of a person or animal
2. divide something up: to cut or tear something into pieces
3. destroy something by taking it apart: to destroy something by taking it apart
dismembered the alliance
[14th century. Via French< assumed Vulgar Latin dismembrare< Latin membrum 'limb, part']

dismemberer noun
dismemberment noun
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