Dismember

Verb

 * 1)  To remove the limbs of.
 * Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
 * 1)  To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.
 * The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.
 * The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union.

Derived terms

 * dismemberment

Thesaurus
cripple, defoliate, denude, disassemble, dismantle, draw and quarter, flay, grill, impale, keelhaul, lacerate, maim, mangle, mayhem, mutilate, part, peel, pick to pieces, picket, pull apart, rack, separate, sever, shred, skin, strip, sunder, take apart, take down, tar and feather, tear apart, tear to pieces, tear to tatters, torture

Etymology
desmembrer:, from des-: + membre: + -er:

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: irrottaa raajat, silpoa
 * Korean: 육시하다


 * Polish: rozczłonkowywać
 * Swedish: lemlästa


 * Finnish:


 * Polish: ćwiartować