disembowel

[ dis-em-bou-uh l ]

/ 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.

Nearby words

disembarrass, disembodied, disembody, disembogue, disembosom, disembowel, disembroil, disemploy, disempower, disemvowel, disenable

Origin of disembowel

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

Related forms

dis·em·bow·el·ment, noun

Can be confused

disembodied disemboweled dismembered

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British Dictionary definitions for disemboweled

disembowel

/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl) /

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

(tr) to remove the entrails of

Derived Forms

disembowelment, noun

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