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disembowel
[ dis-em-bou-uhl ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl /
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verb (used with object), dis·em·bow·eled, dis·em·bow·el·ing or (especially British) dis·em·bow·elled, dis·em·bow·el·ling.
to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
to cut or slash open the abdomen of, as by bayoneting, so as to expose or remove the viscera.
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OTHER WORDS FROM disembowel
dis·em·bow·el·ment, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disembowel
disembodied, disemboweled , dismemberedWords nearby disembowel
disembarrass, disembodied, disembody, disembogue, disembosom, disembowel, disembroil, disemploy, disempower, disemvowel, disenable
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British Dictionary definitions for disembowel
disembowel
/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl) /
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
(tr) to remove the entrails of
Derived forms of disembowel
disembowelment, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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