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    dismember

    dismember - Dictionary definition and meaning for word dismember

    Definition
    (verb) separate the limbs from the body
    Example Sentence
    • the tiger dismembered the tourist
    Definition
    (verb) divide into pieces
    Synonyms : discerp , take apart
    Example Sentence
    • our department was dismembered when our funding dried up
    • The Empire was discerped after the war
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dismember

member means it is a part of something.. dismember is to remove or cutoff..

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member means limbs and dis means away. so taking limbs away. we can do that only by cutting into small pieces. for eg.a chicken

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