Dismember

Word DISMEMBER
Character 9
Hyphenation dis mem ber
Pronunciations /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Dismember"

What do we mean by dismember?

To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of. transitive verb

To divide into pieces. transitive verb

To separate the members of; divide limb from limb; tear or cut in pieces; dilacerate.

To strip of members or constituent parts; sever and distribute the parts of; take a part or parts from: as, to dismember a kingdom.

To withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body; declare to be no longer a member.

Synonyms and

To disjoint, pull a part, break up.

To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. transitive verb

To deprive of membership. transitive verb

To remove the limbs of. verb

To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces. verb

Separate the limbs from the body verb

Divide into pieces verb

To remove the limbs of.

To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

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The word "dismember" in example sentences

I know they 'cheat' on them to make them easier to "dismember" as my kids and I used to say, but it's still aggravating when you encounter them in print. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Finally, Geithner's language - he wants to "dismember" failed financial firms "safely" - is interesting. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I won't argue with you or "dismember" you because your points are valid. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ms Rice said it had been "deeply disconcerting" that Russia had tried to "dismember" ❋ Unknown (2008)

The alternative is to kill the fetus in the uterus and then dismember it, removing it piece by piece, with each intrusion into the uterus running the risk of perforating the uterus and increasing the danger of infection. ❋ Erwin Chemerinsky (2010)

They fight with weapons and with fury, and even after you dismember them, the limbs fight on. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

When the dust settled in the pre-dawn darkness Saturday, the House passed a CR that is less a spending guide than a policy manifesto to gut, dismember, defund or derail protections we've relied upon for years, if not decades. ❋ Peter Lehner (2011)

Nevertheless, Republicans, along with their Wall Street allies, are pressing forward to fight again to dismember popular, effective entitlement programs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They don't dismember their victims, Trestrail says. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Arthur Kirkland: The fantasy, in my judgment, is the assumption that anyone — no matter how powerful — can kill, dismember and destroy without accountability over the longterm. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After Frazier died, several of the defendants tried to dismember her and then dumped her body in a dumpster behind the apartment building in the 1700 block of Trenton Place SE. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Rosemary took great delight in torturing the young women and Fred would dismember the bodies and bury them in the backyard. ❋ CJ Arabia (2012)

The point of the story is that the foetus thrashed about, and a bladed spoon was used to dismember it. ❋ Unknown (2011)

His son Saif al-Islam threatened to dismember the country and plunge it into a civil war that will last for 30 or 40 years. ❋ Alemayehu G. Mariam (2011)

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