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. |
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