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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Origin of disembowel

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

OTHER WORDS FROM disembowel

dis·em·bow·el·ment, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disembowel

disembodied, disemboweled , dismembered

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How to use disembowel in a sentence

Serafin posted numerous identifiable photos of himself on Facebook, as well as pictures of a disemboweled informer.
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Grand gets to be disappointed without being disparaged, disowned, or disemboweled.
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Pity the foolish Russian assassin who swallowed critical evidence; he was beaten, blow-torched and disemboweled.
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The cat had fought; the dead animals were headless or disemboweled, unbelievably battered.
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In one I saw a disemboweled horse savagely spurred on by his rider at a bull-fight.
The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins
The Indians disemboweled his dead body, cut off the head, hands and feet and thrust them into the cavity.
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He was caught in the arms of two other soldiers, who speedily disemboweled him, and then cut up and distributed the meat.
The Lost Army|Thomas W. Knox
As he followed on horseback, he found one after the other of his dogs torn to pieces, disemboweled, and dismembered.
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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, noun

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disembowel

Origin of disembowel

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