dismember
verb (used with object)
to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb.
has been dismembering
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present perfect progressiveof dismember (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Invensys has been dismembering itself since the ill-starred merger between BTR and Siebe in 1999, which proved a textbook case of two drunks trying to prop each other up.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013
