disembowel
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Disembowel — Dis em*bow el (d[i^]s [e^]m*bou [e^]l), v. t. [See {Embowel}.] 1. To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate. [1913 Webster] Soon after their death, they are disemboweled. Cook. [1913 Webster] Roaring floods and cataracts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disembowel — c.1600, from DIS (Cf. dis ) + embowel. Earlier form was disbowel (mid 15c.); embowel, with the same meaning, is attested from 1520s. Related: Disemboweled; disembowelment … Etymology dictionary
disembowel — [v] gut clean, disbowel, draw, empty, eviscerate, exenterate, extract; concepts 206,211 … New thesaurus
disembowel — ► VERB (disembowelled, disembowelling; US disemboweled, disemboweling) ▪ cut open and remove the internal organs of. DERIVATIVES disembowelment noun … English terms dictionary
disembowel — [dis΄im bou′əl] vt. disemboweled or disembowelled, disemboweling or disembowelling to take out the bowels, or entrails, of; eviscerate disembowelment n … English World dictionary
disembowel — [[t]dɪ̱sɪmba͟ʊəl[/t]] disembowels, disembowelling, disembowelled (in AM, use disemboweling, disemboweled) 1) VERB To disembowel a person or animal means to remove their internal organs, especially their stomach, intestines, and bowels. [V n] ...a … English dictionary
disembowel — UK [ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disembowel : present tense I/you/we/they disembowel he/she/it disembowels present participle disembowelling past tense disembowelled past participle disembowelled to kill someone by cutting open … English dictionary
disembowel — transitive verb Date: 1618 1. to take out the bowels of ; eviscerate 2. to remove the substance of < a program disemboweled by spending cuts > • disembowelment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disembowel — disembowelment, n. /dis em bow euhl/, v.t., disemboweled, disemboweling or (esp. Brit.) disembowelled, disembowelling. 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 … Universalium
disembowel — verb a) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate. b) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider … Wiktionary
