teilata — meaning in English

English meaning

• dismember verb To cut or tear the limbs off a body.
• pillory noun A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

Senses

teilata is used for these senses in English:

• break on the wheel (transitive) To fasten (a criminal etc.) to a wheel and break his limbs or beat him to death.
• dismember (transitive) To remove the limbs of.
• pillory (transitive) To criticize harshly.

dismember — full definition

1. verb To cut or tear the limbs off a body.
2. verb To divide something, such as a country or organization, into separate pieces.

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