disembowel

(dis′im bo̵uəl)

transitive verb disemboweled or disembowelled, disemboweling or disembowelling

to take out the bowels, or entrails, of; eviscerate

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See disembowel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dis·em·bow·eled or dis·em·bow·elled, dis·em·bow·el·ing or dis·em·bow·el·ling, dis·em·bow·els
  1. To remove the entrails from.
  2. To deprive of meaning or substance.

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  • disˌem·bowˈel·ment noun

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