verb as in strong fondness

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strip, disembowel, deprive

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Example:He quickly stripped the furniture of its ornamental pieces.

Definition:To remove something or an envelope from its covering; to remove the surface by wearing away; to divest.

From strip

Example:The gruesome crime scene was the result of someone who had disemboweled the victim before dying.

Definition:To remove the entrails or bowels from something, often in a violent manner; to remove the inner parts, as if by tearing out the entrails; to disembowel figuratively.

From disembowel

Example:The government was accused of depriving citizens of their rights.

Definition:To rob of something, especially something essential; to deprive of, as in a law or regulation; to deprive of the use of; to divest of.

From deprive