Dis-mēm'ber, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISMEMBERED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISMEMBERING.] [Prefix dis and member; L. Lat. dismembrare.]
Sense 1. To divide limb from limb; to separate the members of; to tear or cut in pieces; to mutilate.
Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. Pope.
Sense 2. To strip of its essential parts; to sever and distribute the parts of; as, to dismember an empire, kingdom, or republic.
Synonyms—To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever.