disembowel

American  

[dis-em-bou-uhl] / ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl /

verb (used with object)

disemboweled, disemboweling, disembowelled, disembowelling

1. to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.

2. to cut or slash open the abdomen of, as by bayoneting, so as to expose or remove the viscera.

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disembowel British  

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl /

verb

1. (tr) to remove the entrails of

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Other Word Forms

• disembowelment
  noun

Etymology

Origin of disembowel

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

Example Sentences

Since she’s played by Frances McDormand, the most famous face in the cast and an actor who could disembowel the patriarchy in her sleep, the abruptness of her departure feels particularly pointed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Over the last couple of decades there has been a lot of ink spilled about Silicon Valley, which ironically has helped disembowel most ink-spilling businesses.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2017

Teams of workers snap laptops in half, smash screens, disembowel computers, and cripple keyboards.

From The Verge • Jun. 22, 2016

But The Revenant, which called for him to wear several yards of beard, disembowel a bison, and crawl wearily through miles of ice fields, has surely done the trick.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2015

They had bagged six deer, and the hunters at once proceeded to disembowel them; one was to be slung behind each of the saddles, and the others would be carried by the hunters and native.

From The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars by Henty, G.A.