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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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.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Forensic evidence, the chief told reporters, shows she was killed in the bedroom of their home, dragged into the bathroom and dismembered.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The trial for Maxwell Anderson, the man accused of murdering and dismembering a 19-year-old Milwaukee student, has been delayed from next week to May.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
In September 2021, Thornburg killed three people, dismembered their bodies and stored them under his bed at a motel in Euless, Texas, before lighting the bodies on fire inside a dumpster in Fort Worth.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Forensic evidence, the chief told reporters, shows she was killed in the bedroom of their home, dragged into the bathroom and dismembered.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The trial for Maxwell Anderson, the man accused of murdering and dismembering a 19-year-old Milwaukee student, has been delayed from next week to May.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
In September 2021, Thornburg killed three people, dismembered their bodies and stored them under his bed at a motel in Euless, Texas, before lighting the bodies on fire inside a dumpster in Fort Worth.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dismember. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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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
Medical Definition
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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