as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails

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Recent Examples on the Web Once the chalky fungal plug is ripped apart, the infected and disemboweled cicada flies around, raining down fluffy, brown spores. Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 Researchers initially thought that the giant claw was used for disemboweling its prey, but now believe it was used for stabbing and slashing them. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2023 These days, 25 Water Street is getting flayed and disemboweled. Curbed, 24 Jan. 2024 With eyesight as sharp as that of an eagle or falcon, vultures can detect tiny variations in the landscape that might signal current or soon-to-be carrion, like displacements in the grass as a predator disembowels its prey. Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for disembowel 

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“Disembowel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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