dismember

verb

dis·mem·ber (ˌ)dis-ˈmem-bər

dismembered; dismembering (ˌ)dis-ˈmem-b(ə-)riŋ

Synonyms of dismember next

transitive verb

: to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of

: to break up or tear into pieces

dismemberment

(ˌ)dis-ˈmem-bər-mənt

noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web Authorities initially had little information to go on because the body was dismembered, investigators told Bay Area news station KTVU. —

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023 Police said the body had been decapitated and dismembered. —

Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023 Tylee's manner of death remains unknown, as her body was dismembered, and remains were burned before she was buried, prosecutors revealed during the trial. —

Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2023 Fritsch admitted to killing and dismembering Taylor and distributing her body in different garbage collection areas, Dumont said. —

Fzarkhin, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023 Many shared the same searing memories of seeing the small corpses of children thrown across the wreckage, dismembered beyond recognition. —

Rebecca Tan and Cape Diamond, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023 His international standing took a sharp dive in 2018 after a Saudi hit squad killed and dismembered the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul. —

Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 10 June 2023 Investigators allege Lowe, 78, fatally shot Fontes in the head, dismembered her body at their apartment in Delray Beach and placed the remains in suitcases and a tote-like bag before discarding them at their local beach, Liberta said. —

Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023 Tylee had been dismembered and burned; J.J. was asphyxiated and wrapped in plastic and bound by duct tape. —

Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023 See More

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