dis·em·bow·el (dĭs'ĕm-bou'əl)
tr.v., -eled, or -elled, -el·ing, or -el·ling, -els, or -els.

1. To remove the entrails from.
2. To deprive of meaning or substance.

disembowelment dis'em·bow'el·ment n.

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