disembowel

American  

[dis-em-bou-uhl] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl /

verb (used with object)

disemboweled, disemboweling, disembowelled, disembowelling

1. to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.

2. to cut or slash open the abdomen of, as by bayoneting, so as to expose or remove the viscera.

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disembowel British  

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl /

verb

1. (tr) to remove the entrails of

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Other Word Forms

• disembowelment
  noun

Etymology

Origin of disembowel

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis- ¹ + embowel

Example Sentences

Since she’s played by Frances McDormand, the most famous face in the cast and an actor who could disembowel the patriarchy in her sleep, the abruptness of her departure feels particularly pointed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Teams of workers snap laptops in half, smash screens, disembowel computers, and cripple keyboards.

From The Verge • Jun. 22, 2016

But The Revenant, which called for him to wear several yards of beard, disembowel a bison, and crawl wearily through miles of ice fields, has surely done the trick.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2015

The New York Public Library wanted to disembowel its historic building at 42nd Street before thinking better of it.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2014

Useless to trust to the Victorians, who disembowel, or to the living, who are mere publicists.

From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia