disembowel
[ dis-em-bou-uh l ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl /
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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Nearby words
disembarrass, disembodied, disembody, disembogue, disembosom, disembowel, disembroil, disemploy, disempower, disemvowel, disenable
Related formsdis·em·bow·el·ment, noun
Can be confuseddisembodied disemboweled dismembered
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disembowel
/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl) /
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
(tr) to remove the entrails of
Derived Formsdisembowelment, noun
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Word Origin and History for disembowel
disembowel
c.1600, from dis- + embowel. Earlier form was disbowel (mid-15c.); embowel, with the same meaning, is attested from 1520s. Related: Disemboweled; disembowelment.
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