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
Synonyms
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
It’s been over three weeks since Sade Robinson went missing and was later found to be killed and dismembered.
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David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Written by Stephen Deusner | In the new movie Destroy All Neighbors, a mild-mannered prog-rock musician named William (Jonah Ray Rodrigues of Mystery Science Theatre 3000) kills and dismembers his annoying neighbor Vlad (Alex Winters of the Bill & Ted franchise).
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2024
Uber Eats delivery driver Randall Cooke was found dismembered in trash bags after completing an order in a Tampa-area suburb, according to authorities.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
The district attorney's office says police believe McGee used a small saw and hammer to dismember the body, placed most of it into plastic bags and then into a suitcase.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But my home has never been bombed, members of my family have never been ripped from me in the early hours of the morning, or dismembered before my eyes, and no one has ever pointed a deadly weapon at me.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The man charged in the killing and dismembering of 19-year-old Sade Robinson has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 22 at 1:30 p.m. in room 146 of the Milwaukee County Courthouse Criminal Justice Facility.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Court documents later revealed that Joshua's remains had been buried in a pet cemetery and Tylee had been dismembered and burned in a fire pit.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Friday that a suspect accused of fatally stabbing, decapitating, and dismembering a teenager in the Tonto National Forest last summer has been indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Written by Stephen Deusner | In the new movie Destroy All Neighbors, a mild-mannered prog-rock musician named William (Jonah Ray Rodrigues of Mystery Science Theatre 3000) kills and dismembers his annoying neighbor Vlad (Alex Winters of the Bill & Ted franchise).
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2024
Uber Eats delivery driver Randall Cooke was found dismembered in trash bags after completing an order in a Tampa-area suburb, according to authorities.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
The district attorney's office says police believe McGee used a small saw and hammer to dismember the body, placed most of it into plastic bags and then into a suitcase.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But my home has never been bombed, members of my family have never been ripped from me in the early hours of the morning, or dismembered before my eyes, and no one has ever pointed a deadly weapon at me.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The man charged in the killing and dismembering of 19-year-old Sade Robinson has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 22 at 1:30 p.m. in room 146 of the Milwaukee County Courthouse Criminal Justice Facility.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Court documents later revealed that Joshua's remains had been buried in a pet cemetery and Tylee had been dismembered and burned in a fire pit.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Friday that a suspect accused of fatally stabbing, decapitating, and dismembering a teenager in the Tonto National Forest last summer has been indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
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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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