(v. t.) To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.

abate attenuate blunt bowel cramp cripple damp dampen deaden debilitate devitalize disembowel draw dull enervate enfeeble exhaust extenuate gruel gut lay low mitigate paunch rattle reduce sap shake shake up soften up unbrace undermine unman unnerve unstrengthen unstring weaken