embowel

[ em-bou-uhl, -boul ]
verb (used with object),em·bow·eled, em·bow·el·ing or (especially British) em·bow·elled, em·bow·el·ling.

  1. to disembowel.

  2. Obsolete. to enclose.

Origin of embowel

1
First recorded in 1515–25; em-1 + bowel

Other words from embowel

  • un·em·bow·eled, adjective
  • un·em·bow·elled, adjective

Words Nearby embowel

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British Dictionary definitions for embowel

embowel

/ (ɪmˈbaʊəl) /

verbobsolete

  1. to bury or embed deeply

  2. another word for disembowel

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