verb/desbeɾteˈbɾaɾ/
to dislocate; to disrupt, strip
“Así, el trasiego de futbolistas, la salida en manada, desvertebró al equipo de sus principales figuras.” — Just like that, the transfer of players, going on in a pack, stripped the team of its backbone.
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish vértebra Spanish -ar Spanish desvertebrar From des- + vértebra + -ar.