dismember

Definition of Dismember in English :

1. dismember

separate the limbs from the body

Example Sentences:
'the tiger dismembered the tourist'

2. discerp, dismember, take apart

divide into pieces

Example Sentences:
'our department was dismembered when our funding dried up'
'The Empire was discerped after the war'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dismember

verb (transitive)

1.

to remove the limbs or members of

2.

to cut to pieces

3.

to divide or partition (something, such as an empire)

verb transitive

1.

to remove the limbs of by cutting or tearing

2.

to pull or cut to pieces; separate into parts; divide up or mutilate

tr.v. dis·mem·bered, dis·mem·ber·ing, dis·mem·bers

1. To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of.

2. To divide into pieces.