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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Huge crowds gathered to watch the remains, many of which were dismembered, being retrieved from the quarry over the weekend, with some engaging in running battles with police.
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Reuters, NBC News, 16 July 2024
Taylor was dismembered, with body parts dumped in two locations.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Detectives believed property owner and Westfield businessman Herbert Baumeister played a hand in the murder and dismembering of the victims, who were mostly young, gay men that Baumeister lured to his property north of Indianapolis, according to the coroner.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2024
After the heroin did not kill her, another man broke her neck, dismembered her body and buried her remains in the woods, court records say.
—CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 16 July 2024
Taylor was dismembered, with body parts dumped in two locations.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Detectives believed property owner and Westfield businessman Herbert Baumeister played a hand in the murder and dismembering of the victims, who were mostly young, gay men that Baumeister lured to his property north of Indianapolis, according to the coroner.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2024
After the heroin did not kill her, another man broke her neck, dismembered her body and buried her remains in the woods, court records say.
—CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dismember
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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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