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
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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For the second time in a little over a year a Fayetteville man charged with killing and dismembering a woman stood before a judge Friday morning and, at the last minute,...
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Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Ehsan Jafri, an elderly Congress Party politician, was paraded naked and then dismembered and burned.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Inside the home, authorities found the 70-year-old’s body dismembered and decomposing in 14 plastic bags, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A Groton man charged with murder in the death of his roommate allegedly admitted to dismembering the woman after beating her with a baseball bat and disposing of her remains in black trash bags and luggage, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Ehsan Jafri, an elderly Congress Party politician, was paraded naked and then dismembered and burned.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Inside the home, authorities found the 70-year-old’s body dismembered and decomposing in 14 plastic bags, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A Groton man charged with murder in the death of his roommate allegedly admitted to dismembering the woman after beating her with a baseball bat and disposing of her remains in black trash bags and luggage, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dismember
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dismember. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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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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