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dismember

/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/
verb
  1. To remove the limbs of.

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

  2. To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

    "The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union."

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