dismember
verb
dis·mem·ber
(ˌ)dis-ˈmem-bər 
dismembered; dismembering
(ˌ)dis-ˈmem-b(ə-)riŋ
1
: to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
2
: to break up or tear into pieces
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Examples of dismember in a Sentence
The victims' bodies had been dismembered and buried in the basement.
quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump
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Jason Thornburg, 44, was sentenced to death for killing and dismembering three people whose bodies were found in 2021 in a burning Fort Worth dumpster.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In 2018, when Saudi dissident and journalist Khashoggi was ambushed, murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Trump, some critics said, effectively looked the other way.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Director Lee Cronin embraces the legacy of the Evil Dead franchise by pushing the boundaries of body horror, showing characters being dismembered, maimed and attacked in grotesque ways.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The general practitioner murdered his wife, Isabella, and their nursemaid, Mary, before dismembering them and scattering their body parts in an attempt to thwart the investigation into their murders, according to the BBC.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In 2018, when Saudi dissident and journalist Khashoggi was ambushed, murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Trump, some critics said, effectively looked the other way.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Director Lee Cronin embraces the legacy of the Evil Dead franchise by pushing the boundaries of body horror, showing characters being dismembered, maimed and attacked in grotesque ways.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The general practitioner murdered his wife, Isabella, and their nursemaid, Mary, before dismembering them and scattering their body parts in an attempt to thwart the investigation into their murders, according to the BBC.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dismember. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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dismember
verb
dis·mem·ber
(ˈ)dis-ˈmem-bər
dismembered; dismembering
-b(ə-)riŋ
1
: to cut off or separate the limbs or parts of
2
: to break up or tear into pieces
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dismember
transitive verb
dis·mem·ber
(ˈ)dis-ˈmem-bər
dismembered; dismembering
-b(ə-)riŋ
: to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
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