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disembowel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of disembowel

to take the internal organs out of

  • ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails
Synonyms of disembowel

clean, draw, eviscerate, gut
Words Related to disembowel

bone, dress

cut, excise, extract, remove, withdraw, yank

transplant

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