disembowel

[dis-em-bou-uh l]

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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.

Origin of disembowel

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

Related formsdis·em·bow·el·ment, noun

Can be confuseddisembodied disemboweled dismembered

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Related Words for disemboweled

draw, clean, eviscerate, extract, empty, exenterate

Examples from the Web for disemboweled

Contemporary Examples of disemboweled

Serafin posted numerous identifiable photos of himself on Facebook, as well as pictures of a disemboweled informer.
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Historical Examples of disemboweled

The trackside was strewn with disemboweled whitewood barrels.
The Law-Breakers
Ridgwell Cullum
Masters disemboweled their slaves, to search for prognostications in their entrails.
The Brass Bell
Eugne Sue
He clipped them, beheaded them, disemboweled them and warped them all out of shape.
At Good Old Siwash
George Fitch
The dog was thus roasted whole, for he had not been disemboweled.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army
Augustus Meyers
Lake cornered them a few minutes later and, without touching his blaster, disemboweled them with their own knives.
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British Dictionary definitions for disemboweled

disembowel

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 disemboweled

disembowel

c.1600, from dis- + embowel. Earlier form was disbowel (mid-15c.); embowel, with the same meaning, is attested from 1520s. Related: Disemboweled; disembowelment.