Definition of "disemboweled" [disemboweled]

• Simple past tense and past participle of disembowel. (verb)

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• "Stanford denied any improper behaviour and asserted that his companies were well-run until the SEC "disemboweled" them in February."
• "Stanford says he is innocent of the charges and that his multinational business was legitimate until the SEC "disemboweled" it by filing charges, which led to the confiscation of all his assets by a court-appointed receiver."
• "The only way that story line is going to change is if Romney doesn't win the South Carolina primary, and probably the only way that will happen is if he is figuratively disemboweled by his debate rivals, namely Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Rick Perry."