v. t.
Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
A society lacerated and dismembered. Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire. Buckle. [ 1913 Webster ]
They were dismembered by vote of the house. R. North.
n. [ Cf. OF. desmembrement, F. démembrement. ] The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in piece; m&unr_;tilation; division; separation. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]