01 v. t. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.
imp. & p. p.
Dismembered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dismembering
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To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.“Fowls obscene dismembered his remains.” — Pope.“A society lacerated and dismembered.” — Gladstone.“By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire.” — Buckle.
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To deprive of membership.[Obs.]“They were dismembered by vote of the house.” — R. North.