What is a synonym for "dismember"?

Common synonyms include: amputate, balkanise, butcher, cripple, deconstruct, defoliate.

How do you pronounce "dismember"?

Pronounced //ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)//.

/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/ verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Verb

1
To remove the limbs of. transitive
"Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person."
2
separate the limbs from the body wordnet
3
To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces. transitive
"The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims."
4
divide into pieces wordnet

"It's very unusual for a killer to dismember a body."

From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”).