Dismemberment
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What does dismemberment mean in:
It also symbolized the political dismemberment of the fallen leader from his supporters
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If you literally dismember a person, you cut off all his arms and legs. If you figuratively dismember a political leader, your meaning is not clear to me. I wonder if the writer means the word 'sever'.
- If you literally dismember a person, you cut off all his arms and legs.
- If you figuratively dismember a political leader, your meaning is not clear to me.
- I wonder if the writer means the word 'sever'.
- If you literally sever a person's arm, you remove it from his body.
- If you figuratively sever a political leader from his supporters, you isolate him from them,
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If you literally dismember a person, you cut off all his arms and legs.
If you figuratively dismember a political leader, your meaning is not clear to me.
I wonder if the writer means the word 'sever'.
If you literally sever a person's arm, you remove it from his body.
If you figuratively sever a political leader from his supporters, you isolate him from them,
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