dismember

/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/

verb

  1. 1

    To remove the limbs of.

    Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
  2. 2

    To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

    The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union.

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