disembowel
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ɛmˈbaʊ 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.
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.
Related forms
dis·em·bow·el·ment, noun
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disembowel (ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , (US) -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| (tr) to remove the entrails of | |
| disem'bowelment | |
| —n | |
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Disembowel
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Word Origin & History
disembowel
c.1600, from dis- + embowel. Earlier form was disbowel (mid-15c.); embowel, with the same meaning, is attested from 1520s. Related: Disemboweled; disembowelment.
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Example sentences
Housewives used to bring in a chicken and chop its head off and pluck it and disembowel it and clean it up.
Wild dogs have been known to even disembowel prey while it is still on the run.
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