disembowel C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/ UK /ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/ See IPA manual Freq #52430 Meanings 1 verb to remove the internal organs or contents from a person, animal, or object The cook disembowelled the fish before preparing it. 2 verb figurative: to tear out or expose the inside of something The child eagerly disembowelled the parcel to discover what it contained. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to remove the internal... eviscerategutdraw 2 verb · figurative: to tear out or... gutemptytear open ↔ Opposites fillstuff Word family Forms disembowelleddisembowelling Derived forms disembowelmentdisemboweller Related forms boweleviscerateembowel Etymology Formed from dis-, expressing removal or reversal, + embowel, 'to enclose in or place among the bowels.' Its literal anatomical sense readily extended to opening and emptying an object. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disembowel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/ **Frequency rank:** 52430 ## Meanings 1. to remove the internal organs or contents from a person, animal, or object 2. figurative: to tear out or expose the inside of something ## Examples - The cook disembowelled the fish before preparing it. - The child eagerly disembowelled the parcel to discover what it contained. ## Synonyms - eviscerate - gut - draw - empty ## Antonyms - fill - stuff ## Derived Forms - disembowelment - disemboweller ## Related Forms - bowel - eviscerate - embowel ## Etymology Formed from dis-, expressing removal or reversal, + embowel, 'to enclose in or place among the bowels.' Its literal anatomical sense readily extended to opening and emptying an object. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown