embowel

[ em-bou-uh l, -boul ]
/ ɛmˈbaʊ əl, -ˈbaʊl /

verb (used with object), em·bow·eled, em·bow·el·ing or (especially British) em·bow·elled, em·bow·el·ling.

to disembowel.
Obsolete. to enclose.

Origin of embowel

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

OTHER WORDS FROM embowel

un·em·bow·eled, adjective un·em·bow·elled, adjective

Words nearby embowel

embothrium, embouchure, embourgeoisement, embow, embowed, embowel, embower, emboîté, embrace, embraceor, embracery

British Dictionary definitions for embowel

embowel
/ (ɪmˈbaʊəl) /

verb obsolete

to bury or embed deeply
another word for disembowel