English dictionary

dismember

/d/I/s'm/E/mb/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

separate the limbs from the body

verb.contact

Examples
The tiger dismembered the tourist.

Source: WordNet 3.0
divide into pieces

verb.contact

Examples
Our department was dismembered when our funding dried up.

Synonyms discerp take apart

Source: WordNet 3.0
To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.

verb

Source: webster1913