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to dismember

verb/dɨʒmẽˈbɾaɾ/medium

des·mem·brar

Definition

To separate the limbs or parts of a whole; to divide something complex into smaller parts.
The old federation was dismembered after the war.
The conglomerate was dismembered and its parts sold off.
Common collocations
to dismember a countryto dismember a companyto dismember a body

Etymology

Do prefixo 'des-' + 'membro' (do latim 'membrum').

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