disembowel
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dis·em·bow·el
(dĭs′ĕm-bou′əl)tr.v. dis·em·bow·eled, dis·em·bow·el·ing, dis·em·bow·els or dis·em·bow·elled or dis·em·bow·el·ling
1. To remove the entrails from.
2. To deprive of meaning or substance.
dis′em·bow′el·ment n.
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disembowel
(ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl)vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
(tr) to remove the entrails of
ˌdisemˈbowelment n
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dis•em•bow•el
(ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl)v.t. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
to eviscerate (def. 1).
[1595–1605]
dis`em•bow′el•ment, n.
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disembowel
Past participle: disembowelled
Gerund: disembowelling
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Verb | 1. | disembowel - remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" |
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disembowel
verb gut, eviscerate, remove the innards from, draw a psychopath who hangs and disembowels his prey
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