- dismember
- dismember c.1300, from O.Fr. desmembrer (11c.), from M.L. dismembrare "tear limb from limb; castrate," from L. de- "take away" + membrum "limb" (see MEMBER (Cf. member)). Related: Dismembered; dismembering.
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