dismember

  • 21dismember — 1. To amputate an arm or leg. 2. To divide the body (corpus) in parts. * * * dis·mem·ber ( )dis mem bər vt, dis·mem·bered; dis·mem·ber·ing b(ə )riŋ to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of dis·mem·ber·ment bər mənt n …

    Medical dictionary

  • 22dismember — Synonyms and related words: cripple, defoliate, denude, disassemble, dismantle, draw and quarter, flay, grill, impale, keelhaul, lacerate, maim, mangle, mayhem, mutilate, part, peel, pick to pieces, picket, pull apart, rack, separate, sever,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 23dismember — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disjoint, disarticulate, dissect, tear limb from limb, cut to pieces. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dissect, disjoint, amputate; see cut 1 , divide 1 , maim . III (Roget s 3… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 24dismember — dis|mem|ber [dısˈmembə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: desmembrer, from membre arm or leg ] 1.) to cut a body into pieces or tear it apart 2.) formal to divide a country, area, or organization into smaller parts… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25dismember — dis|mem|ber [ dıs membər ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut or pull someone s body into pieces 2. ) to take away important parts of a country, organization, or system so that it can no longer continue to exist or be successful: Keegan s team is being… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26dismember — dis·mem·ber || dɪs membÉ™ v. dissect, tear to pieces; split up, divide …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27dismember — [dɪs mɛmbə] verb 1》 cut the limbs from. 2》 partition or divide up (a territory or organization). Derivatives dismemberment noun Origin ME: from OFr. desmembrer, based on L. dis apart + membrum limb …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28dismember — v. a. 1. Mutilate, dislimb, disjoint. 2. Divide, separate, sever, pull apart, break up, dilacerate, rend asunder …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 29dismember — verb (T) 1 to cut a body into pieces or tear it apart 2 to divide a country, area, or organization into smaller parts dismemberment noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30dismember — v 1. disjoint, dissect, anatomize, skeletonize, vivisect, cut apart or up; dislimb, amputate, remove a limb, cut off a limb. See disjoin. 2. mutilate, dilacerate, lacerate, mangle, chop up, cut into pieces, tear or rip or pull apart; disfigure,… …

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