disembowel
1Disembowel — 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… …
2disembowel — index eviscerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3disembowel — 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 …
4disembowel — [v] gut clean, disbowel, draw, empty, eviscerate, exenterate, extract; concepts 206,211 …
5disembowel — ► VERB (disembowelled, disembowelling; US disemboweled, disemboweling) ▪ cut open and remove the internal organs of. DERIVATIVES disembowelment noun …
6disembowel — [dis΄im bou′əl] vt. disemboweled or disembowelled, disemboweling or disembowelling to take out the bowels, or entrails, of; eviscerate disembowelment n …
7disembowel — [[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 …
8disembowel — 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 …
9disembowel — 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 …
10disembowel — 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 …
