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.

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

Words nearby disembowel

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

Words related to disembowelment

seppuku, self-immolation

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