embowel

[ em-bou-uhl, -boul ]

verb (used with object)

, em·bow·eled, em·bow·el·ing or (especially British) em·bow·elled, em·bow·el·ling.

1. to disembowel.
2. Obsolete. to enclose.

embowel

/ ɪmˈbaʊəl /

verb

1. to bury or embed deeply
2. See disembowel
   another word for disembowel

Other Words From

• unem·boweled adjective
• unem·bowelled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of embowel¹

First recorded in 1515–25; em- ¹ + bowel