to dismember
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8.9
- verb
- /dɪsˈmɛmbər/
- Offensive
:
desmembrar
- Working backwards, carbon patterns show the body... was dismembered before it was burned.
- dismembered body
- dismembered limb
And Vicky Hamilton, they were both dismembered, they were both cut, cut in half.
- And Vicky Hamilton, they were both dismembered, they were both cut, cut in half.
- But then we actually hear it narrated at the same time as the androids are dismembering the spider in Isadore's apartment.
- I think it's just safe to assume that she was dismembered.
- The other one is surgical, which is using a vacuum to, to dismember.
Examples
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I'm getting reports of a body found dismembered.
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The detective found evidence that the victim had been dismembered before being buried.
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I see a lot of dismembered body parts.
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The police found their dismembered bodies floating in the bloody pool.
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One may, of course, wonder, then, why so many were dismembered and disfigured.
Academic text (2003) -
Osiris was eventually dismembered into 14 parts and scattered across Egypt by his enemy.
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Securing a vole in its talons, a hawk owl pauses before dismembering the prey.
Academic text (2003) -
In horror movies, it's common to see scenes where characters attempt to dismember a creature for dramatic effect.
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To avoid being detected, he planned to dismember the body and dispose of the pieces separately.
Synonyms
513
1.3
To break something into two or more parts
190
4.1
To remove something by cutting it away from what it is attached to
100
5.6
To cut something completely away from a larger thing with a knife or tool
66
2.7
Separate something into smaller pieces
56
1.9
To cut something into smaller pieces by sharp blows again and again with a knife or axe
50
3.0
To separate something into parts so it can be moved or fixed
48
7.2
To cut off a limb or body part by surgery
47
2.6
To divide something into smaller parts
32
1.1
Make something into smaller pieces using scissors or a knife
26
3.0
To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group
21
3.2
To break something into pieces by hand
8
8.0
To cut something in two using a sharp tool like an axe
8
5.4
Break something into many small parts or hurt someone very badly
1
9.8
Take bones or meat apart at the joints
1
9.9
To cut or separate something into parts, often by breaking it
To cut an animal or its meat at the joints into pieces
To tear something into separate parts, usually by force
Antonyms
How Violent
- NSFW
73
7.4
- Offensive
29
8.9
12
3.0
21
3.2
297
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dismember comes from dis- 'apart' and membrum 'limb' (the same root as the word member). So to dismember a person or animal is literally to take limbs 'apart' by removing or cutting them off, which is why the word describes this violent action.