What is the Latin word for dismember?

The usual Latin words for “dismember” are secō, dissecō, truncō; also Attĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“dismember” in Latin

secōto cut, cut off; to cleave, divide; to operate, amputate, perform surgery dissecōto cut into pieces; to dissect, dismember truncōto maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; to truncate Attĭusa Roman proper name.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dismember

secare; dissecare (general terms for cutting up); membra articulatim dividere (Attius? ap. Cic.); membratim caedere (to cut member by member; Plin. 9, 15, 18): truncare (maim by hewing off, etc.; e.g. cadavera; poetical and post-Augustan).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for dismember?: The usual Latin words for “dismember” are secō, dissecō, truncō; also Attĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.