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Definition of 'Dismembered'

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  • Dismember \Dis*mem"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismembered; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismembering.] [OF. desmembrer, F. d['e]membrer; pref. des- (L. dis) + OF. & F. membre limb. See Member.]
  • 1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up. [1913 Webster]
  • Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • A society lacerated and dismembered. --Gladstone. [1913 Webster]
  • By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire. --Buckle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • They were dismembered by vote of the house. --R. North.
  • Syn: To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide; sever. [1913 Webster]

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