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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Two men are accused of swindling an elderly Florida man out of large amounts of money before killing him and dismembering his body, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office press release.
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Laura Barcella, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Two men are accused of a financial fraud scheme targeting a 71-year-old man whose body was later found dismembered in one of their backyards, Florida investigators said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
When Margaret Craig confronted her daughter and threatened to call the police, Candace Craig suffocated her with a trash bag, then dismembered and burned her body on a barbecue grill in an attempt to dispose of the remains, according to Braveboy.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Marion and Jens then took Johan’s body in Carl’s restaurant car and placed it on the train tracks, where a passing train dismembered his body.
—Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
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Laura Barcella, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Two men are accused of a financial fraud scheme targeting a 71-year-old man whose body was later found dismembered in one of their backyards, Florida investigators said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
When Margaret Craig confronted her daughter and threatened to call the police, Candace Craig suffocated her with a trash bag, then dismembered and burned her body on a barbecue grill in an attempt to dispose of the remains, according to Braveboy.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Marion and Jens then took Johan’s body in Carl’s restaurant car and placed it on the train tracks, where a passing train dismembered his body.
—Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 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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