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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The wife of a former Green Beret reported missing in January has been charged with his murder after his body was found dismembered in a pond near their home in North Carolina.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Bonnell's body was found dismembered in a pond located about three miles away from the couple's shared home.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Evidence gathered at the Largo home indicates the body was dismembered, driven to Hillsborough County and placed in a dumpster, police said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Victims were sometimes shot on site or bludgeoned to death and dismembered.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Bonnell's body was found dismembered in a pond located about three miles away from the couple's shared home.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Evidence gathered at the Largo home indicates the body was dismembered, driven to Hillsborough County and placed in a dumpster, police said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Victims were sometimes shot on site or bludgeoned to death and dismembered.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 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 13 Apr. 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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