disembowel
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
1Other 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
Unless experienced in bull fighting, he does not appreciate the danger, and a sudden charge has often resulted in disembowelment.
Buffalo Land | W. E. WebbHe had had some while ago a severe accident, which involved a kind of appalling disembowelment.
Lourdes | Robert Hugh BensonThe bull at once attacks the mounted picadores, ripping up and wounding the horses, often to the point of complete disembowelment.
British Dictionary definitions for disembowel
/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl) /
(tr) to remove the entrails of
Derived forms of disembowel
- disembowelment, noun
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