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disembowel
verb dis·em·bow·el \ˌdis-əm-ˈbau̇(-ə)l\
: to take the stomach, intestines, etc., out of (an animal or person) : to remove the bowels of (an animal or person)
Full Definition of DISEMBOWEL
transitive verb
1
: to take out the bowels of : eviscerate
2
: to remove the substance of <a program disemboweled by spending cuts>
— dis·em·bow·el·ment \-mənt\ noun
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First Known Use of DISEMBOWEL
1618
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- clean, gut, draw, eviscerate
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