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| dis·mem·ber [ diss mémbər ] (past and past participle dis·mem·bered, present participle dis·mem·ber·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·mem·bers) |
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1. remove limb from body: to cut off or remove a limb or other part of a person or animal
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2. divide something up: to cut or tear something into pieces
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3. destroy something by taking it apart: to destroy something by taking it apart
  dismembered the alliance
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| [14th century. Via French< assumed Vulgar Latin dismembrare< Latin membrum "limb, part"] |
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| dis·mem·ber·er noun |
| dis·mem·ber·ment noun |
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