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verb
To execute (someone) by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To severely punish or criticize someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: draw, quarter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kill
History
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Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
