dismember

verbs

separate the limbs from the body
"the tiger dismembered the tourist"
dismember
is derived from
dismemberment
is a type of (narrower)
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
kill
divide into pieces
"our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
discerp, dismember, take apart