dismember
verb (used with object)
to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb.
has dismembered
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present perfectof dismember (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In the course of "artistically splashing tonal and rhythmic color" over them, as the record jacket puts it, he has dismembered and smothered the originals.
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