dismembers
Tears limb from
Dismembers is the third-person singular of dismember, meaning to cut or tear the limbs from a body: The killer dismembers his victims before disposing of them.
The word applies literally to violent acts and figuratively to breaking apart organizations or territories: The treaty dismembers the empire into smaller states.
Cutting apart completely
- mutilatingDestroying body parts violently
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
slashing · maiming · gore · carnage · bloodshed · amputation · cleaver · machete
Incomplete broken pieces
- disintegratesBreaks into small parts
- disassemblesTakes something apart
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
- dissolvesDisperses into solution
breaks apart · divides · fractures · splits · tears apart · unravels · dismantles · scatters
severing
Cutting apart completely
- mutilatingDestroying body parts violently
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
cutting · slashing · maiming · gore · carnage · bloodshed · amputation · cleaver · machete · slaughter
fragments
Incomplete broken pieces
- disintegratesBreaks into small parts
- disassemblesTakes something apart
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
breaks apart · dissolves · divides · fractures · splits · tears apart · unravels · dismantles · scatters · disperses
dissection
Anatomical cutting and examination
separation · joints · ligaments · tendons · bone · tissue · anatomy · medical · pathology · specimen
dismembersreassembles
Restores to original form
reattaches · reconstructs · restores · heals · mends