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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•mem•ber /dɪsˈmɛmbɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to remove limbs of;
divide limb from limb:dismembered corpses. - to divide into parts;
cut up:He wants to dismember the company.
dis•mem•ber•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•mem•ber (dis mem′bər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to deprive of limbs;
divide limb from limb:The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them. - to divide into parts;
cut to pieces;
mutilate. - to reduce, reorganize, or discontinue the services or parts of (a company, government agency, etc.):Our business was dismembered by the conglomerate that bought it.
- Anglo-French, Old French desmembrer, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + -membrer, verb, verbal derivative of membre member
- Middle English dismembren 1250–1300
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