disembowel

[ dis-em-bou-uh l ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl /

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

OTHER WORDS FROM disembowel

dis·em·bow·el·ment, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disembowel

disembodied disemboweled dismembered

Example sentences from the Web for disembowelment

  • Unless experienced in bull fighting, he does not appreciate the danger, and a sudden charge has often resulted in disembowelment.

    Buffalo Land |W. E. Webb

British Dictionary definitions for disembowelment

disembowel
/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl) /

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

(tr) to remove the entrails of

Derived forms of disembowel

disembowelment, noun