dis·mem·ber 
(dĭs-mĕmbər)
(dĭs-mĕmbər)tr.v. dis·mem·bered, dis·mem·ber·ing, dis·mem·bers
1. To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of.
2. To divide into pieces.
[Middle English dismembren, from Old French desmembrer, from Vulgar Latin *dismembrāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin membrum, limb; see MEMBER.]
dis·member·ment n.