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   dismember

   /dɪsˈmɛmbə/

   verb

   • 1. cut off the limbs of (a person or animal): "he watched a doctor dismember the body"
   • 2. partition or divide up (a territory or organization): "the winning powers of World War I set out to dismember the Ottoman Empire"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French desmembrer, based on Latin dis- ‘apart’ + membrum ‘limb’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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     2

   • I

     1

   • S

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   • M

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   • E

     1

   • M

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   • B

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   • E

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   • R

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