Dismember
Dismember verb - Divide into pieces.
Usage example: our department was dismembered when our funding dried up
Part and dismember are semantically related. in cut into pieces topic. In some cases you can use "Part" instead a verb "Dismember".
Nearby Words: dismemberment, dismembering
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Both words in one sentence
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Distinct from A Love to Dismember in that the person does not actually have a long term relationship with the part.
Source: Alas, Poor Yorick -
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: "I had to dismember that guy with a trowel." Every failed attempt at causing the horror movie scenario in every other part of the world means that most victims who were supposed to die didn't, leading to multiple non-stated examples of this.
Source: Film / The Cabin in the Woods -
For the first several builds after dismemberment was implemented, if you kill someone and dismember their corpse, but wash yourself off and regain sanity, none of the NPC students or teachers will notice the body part you're carrying.
Source: Video Game / Yandere Simulator
Cite this Source
Part and Dismember. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismember/part
Dismember & Part. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismember/part>.
Part or Dismember. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismember/part.
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